Hannah and I just wrapped up the first term of the Fall semester last night. We now have a 9 day “break” before our second Fall semester term begins.

And speakng of school, I have an announcement to make about our Adventure… we’re still doing it, but we’re going to ease into it while we finish school. After months of prayer and weeks of planning and more prayer, talking, evaluating, more prayer, more talking, advice-seeking and research, we’ve concluded that yes, we’re still going to travel and be a “Family on the Road.” However, we will not start out full-time as originally planned.

Hannah and I are both not “getting into” the current degree programs we’re working through. The ones we really want to do are on-campus only… so… we’re moving near our college to be able to attend classes on-campus, opening up our options greatly.

We are still going to be traveling and camping every chance we get. We’re moving ahead with our purchase of an RV of some type after the first of the year and will make it part of our lifestyle. I believe we will be on the road full-time one of these days, but until we finish our degrees it will only be part-time.

All this is going to happen rather quickly, since the lease where we are living right now is up at the end of the month. I want to be in a house or apartment in Lynchburg, Virginia, by November 15. That’s my goal. Because its a college town, the rentals are so much cheaper than here in Mount Vernon. We’re paying $675/month right now. Houses in Lynchburg of the same size are $450/month. We just want a 2BR this time and those are $395-$410.

As for our studies, Hannah has had a desire to be an RN or get her BSN for the past 4-5 years, and we’ve always been able to come up with reasons why that would take too long, be too expensive, blah blah blah. But now, looking back, if we had gone in that direction when Hannah first wanted to, she’d have been done for three years now. So no more procrastinating with it. No more excuses. Hannah loves nursing (she’s a CNA right now) and has been told by every single one of her employers that she is one of the best care providers and employees they’ve ever had. And she loves it.

So what about me? I’m going to continue through the distance program, working on low-level prerequisite and foundational classes, and then transfer to the campus next Fall, when I will switch my major to English/Writing. Hannah and I both intend to continue through to our Master’s Degrees.

That’s where we are right now. We’re sorting all our crap, selling stuff and putting things into storage. I hate packing and I hate moving, but I have a gut feeling that we’ll be in Lynchburg for a few years, and its a feeling I haven’t had anywhere else we’ve moved. I finally feel the Holy Spirit giving us both PEACE about something we’re about to do.

Our adventure is truly going to be UNENDING, and for us, it starts in just a couple of weeks!

Hi everyone. Just a quick note to say that our school work (Hannah and I are both full-time college students working and raising two kids) has picked up considerably since we’re now back in session. It looks like things are going to be a bit hectic for the next 2-3 weeks and then our schedules slow down again until the Spring term.

We both love school and attend Liberty University through their Distance Learning Program. It’s incredibly fast-paced and intense, and we love it (most of the time). Both Hannah and I are about 18-20 months away from finishing our first Bachelor’s Degrees and we both plan on continuing through for our Master’s, which will most likely be in Psychology for both of us.

Posting will also be slow because the hard drive in my three-week-old laptop went kaput. Turns out it was a model that was part of a huge recall that affected tens of thousands of computers, both PCs and Macs, so my Mac-hatin’ buddies can blame Western Digital and not Apple. Still, it has been very frustrating to lose my main computer while the drive gets replaced. Hannah and I have been forced to use our daughters’ computer for school.