Trusting the Process

In my last post I wrote about hearing God say, “just try”… so I wanted to update you on the results of our tryings..

Mitch after making room for our dreams,
with a skid steer

The house sold in two weeks for our asking price!!! which is mind blowing and I didn’t believe it was real until the money was in the bank and we were moved in with the girls.

Packing up the house

We found two manufactured homes for the price of one from at the home outlet in chandler Arizona.

The Colvin
Liddleville

The well drilling for water cost less than the lowest amount in the estimate we received. Because it was estimated for 800 feet and water was hit around 525 feet.

Out at the property -brown drilling

We had the property witched for water, and he was spot on! Highly recommend

Kyle for well witching (928) 530-8220

Septic has been installed and approved for both houses!!

Septic by J&J plumbing

Now the real question .. was everything smooth sailing? Nope, it wouldn’t be life if everything was perfect. But that’s when the certainty of faith and trusting the journey comes in. I’m learning to accept what is, not get overwhelmed and just ride it out and it’ll work out.

Lucky shoes, will travel

When they dug the well it collapsed, caved in, they lost 7 thousand dollars of pipe and I was thinking with the cost of them having to dig another hole we’d have to sell the property once the well was dug because we’d be broke! Guess what! They didn’t charge us for drilling again AND it costs less because the water wasn’t so deep!

Learning as we go how things work, like septic and leach fields

The septic, because of the type of dirt out there, it’s almost all clay, we went from it costing 7,500 per septic to possibly 19,000 each!!! Thankfully the alternative of longer leach fields was approved by the county and the cost was 12,000 each..

Just along for the ride

We still aren’t sure if we’ll have enough money to do all we’d like to do, but hopefully it’ll be at least enough to do the essentials.. if you want deeper details please check out our YouTube channel rescued relics

Merry Christmas to you my people and I hope you are surround by loved ones and feel the love this holiday season. And remember, JUST TRY!

Just Try

When things seem so unfamiliar, out of our comfort zone, daunting or scary we often avoid them. I myself have realized that when I avoid taking that next step to progress towards a dream it’s because it seems almost unobtainable and I don’t know how to begin.

We bought land after initially moving here to Arizona, with a dream of maybe building on it. After also buying a house closer to town, the property seemed such a long distance away, we began to rule it out as an option for our future. Thankfully, with time, as it usually happens, our perspective changed, Mitch suggested we revisit that idea and it’s once again, a viable option.

Sunset out on the property

The thought of selling our house and taking a vast piece of land and tackling all that it entails with building a house; permits, codes, a well, septic, power, and on and on was beyond intimidating. I found myself overwhelmed even with the idea. But as with any dream we’ve pursued before, that feeling of knowing this is the next right step for us has given us the gas to begin the foot work. I prayed, asking God if this is even possible, and he said to me clear as day, “Just try” .

We might be living in Harvy the RV for a while

Right after that I grabbed a notepad and pen, and with the help of our realtor, we got some phone numbers for the big ticket items and started making calls. we’re currently getting quotes for everything to see where we might be budget wise. We’re keeping the faith that we can feed our dreams and our family with the 5 loaves and two fish we are blessed to have. (Matthew 14:13-21)

One step at a time

I hope that for you, what ever it is that you dream, you begin that first step and JUST TRY.

What I’ve learned From My Cat

In my younger years, I had no time for cats. They were so unpredictable, independent and often indifferent to me. I used to take offense to such behavior, always comparing them to dogs, who’d easily lavish me with love, follow my training and were overjoyed to see me.

Over the years, and sporadically I must admit, I’ve practiced self awareness, and am continually on the life long journey of self improvement. With this being the case, I’ve come to realize the more I’m able to surrender control of things I cannot control, I’ve come to love and appreciate cats for who they are. Love them on their terms, learning to respect their boundaries and understanding that I don’t have to always understand everything to love them as they are. To my surprise, I now see how my attitude about cats over the years parallels my opinions of people.

Expecting others to meet my standards, continuously being disappointed, and finding myself in disbelief that they wouldn’t want to be the way I think they should be. Im amazed at how unfairly I’ve held onto expectations of how people should be. I now know I have choices, and make my own decisions, as do others. I’m a learning to walk my own path, and to stop telling others how to walk theirs.

I also feel as though my acceptance of others has given me the freedom to be more accepting of myself. I can now give myself permission to be more true to myself, my feelings and my needs. Where once I was always focused on doing for others at my expense, I can now see there is a space where I can do what is best for me. Making a place for myself where I feel safe, being ok with not always making other happy or giving them everything they ask, at my expense. I no longer take on unnecessary responsibilities that do not belong to me, or take offense when my advice is given and not taken, I see now, I’ve been trying to control the actions of a cat.

Is it possible that learning to love a cat has made me more accepting of people just how they are, not how I think they should be? Why yes, I do believe it is. Of course along the way I’ve had others hold a mirror up to my attitude, highlighting the error of my ways. But I do believe, as I grow spiritually, the unrealistic expectations and judgments I’ve made of others have begun to fade away.