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Warning: Big Changes Ahead - Part 2


Okay, so Luke’s got a new job and we are moving. There are still a few unanswered questions. Where will we live? Where will I be working? Why did we want to leave Kansas City?

Where are we living? When we were in Illinois for the vote on June 1, we did some house hunting and made an offer on a home in O’Fallon. The offer was declined by the seller though, because we hadn’t closed on our house in Kansas City yet. So frustrating! That house was amazing and I am praying it is still for sale when we do close so we can resubmit the offer. Because Luke is getting a new job, he must work there for 30 days before a mortgage loan will be given to us. Darn! In the transition time, we will be living in a house Luke’s brother owns in Lebanon. There is plenty of room there and it’s close to the area we want to end up, so we can stay there while we need to. The plan is to restart the house hunt once we are there and hopefully find something quickly (like the house we previously offered on…I LOVE IT!). We plan to live in O’Fallon. If case you didn’t know, O’Fallon is where Luke grew up…so essentially, he is going home.

What will I be doing? Good question. My number one priority will be Cooper! God gives us the desires of our heart and this past year has been a tough one working full-time. I know many moms do it and we were SO blessed to have Luke at home with Cooper, but I spent many days feeling guilty and sad by the time I was missing with Cooper. Luke’s new job has provided a way for me to spend more time at home. I will, however, be working part-time in some fashion. We don’t know if this will be subbing a couple days a week or working in an office somewhere, but we do need just a little extra income to get us by. Financially, it will be tight without me working full-time, but we feel one of us at home with Cooper is more important than the extra income that would bring in. I am sure once my kids are in school (or before, who knows!) I will go back to work full-time.

Why do we want to leave? Didn’t we like it here? YES! We love Kansas City. I think this move is harder than when we moved from Illinois to here. When we moved to KC, we were leaving behind family and a few friends. I knew our family would come visit us and the friends that mattered most would stay in touch. But now, we have put down roots…we made KC our home.  I know we both will really miss it. Neither of us wanted to leave because of a negative experience here…we just followed God’s leading. His lead is the perfect one to follow, even if it is tough!

Part 3 will wrap up my little moving series and it will discuss the one thing we will miss the most from our time in Kansas City.

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