Schedule

Some of you have asked us where we will go when we head out full time, so since we finally have some "plans" we thought we would share them with you. However, remember, these are our "plans" and are not set in stone because we will need to be open to wherever the Lord leads us.
Soon we will go on a vacation to the beach! We need some rest and a time of refreshing after having packed and moved for months now. Then once Hunter and Christian are finished with their Civil Air Patrol encampment in Columbia, we will head north to Nashville and visit family. Our next stop will be Kentucky to see Mammoth Cave and the Creation Museum. We will then travel through Indiana and Illinois to get to La Crosse, Wisconsin where we plan to stay and view the scenery there again. We have been there, but the children have not and we think it is a beautiful place. It will be the first time they see the Mississippi River and the small ice fishing houses set up along the rivers and lakes. Then we plan to visit some friends who are also RVing full time who live in Minnesota. It will be great to see them! Then we'll be off to South Dakota to Sioux City, Sioux Falls, Corn Palace and Mt. Rushmore. Then off to North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming and Idaho. We plan to stay as long as possible at Yellowstone. We also want to see the Lava fields, formed from a volcano, in Idaho and the Hot Springs, Oregon Trail and California Trail! We also hope to work (minister) with the Native Americans in Arizona towards the end of this trip before we head back east.

After having packed for almost 15 days straight, with a few rests inbetween of course, we took a short break and camped at Lake Hartwell State Park. Here are some of our photos!

Hunter went exploring in the woods and found a Kingfisher!
He's got a lot more of God's creation to explore and discover, doesn't he!

Christian snorkling! It was kind of like the coral reefs, well,
with the exception of the exotic fish and reefs! Ha! Well, it was awesome anyway because the rocks jetted out into the amazingly clear waters and there were fish all around.
Bass, brim and sunfish. They were able to touch them!
They would swim up close and swim between
their hands. They loved it!

Faith having fun in the clear lake water.

Hunter got this photo of a tree that has been visited often by a woodpecker!

Please keep checking in because our photos and adventures are going to get a lot more interesting!! Be blessed!

Twin Lakes Campground

We just returned from Twin Lakes Campground in Clemson, SC! This was a good time to try out our new camper. We had only been camping in it once before and we had some minor problems. We wanted to make sure that everything was up and running smoothly before we start out on a long journey. Sure enough everything was great! We spent 6 nights there and didn't have any problems, but we weren't expecting any either. ;)
We thoroughly enjoyed getting the chance to meet another couple who are also camping full-time, Jim and Lenora. It was good to talk to them and listen to places they have been and enjoyed! They said they really enjoyed Arizona and stayed there 4 months! Wow! How awesome! Thanks Jim and Lenora for sharing your stories with us! Happy traveling!

We were actually somewhat busy while camping. We went to Hunter and Christian's football game Saturday, took Hunter to his biology class Monday afternoon and went to a bible study with our friends and ministers in West Union on Monday night. We are all exhausted and will have to be up and ready in the morning to travel again. We need to visit some relatives before we travel further. Steve said it's a good thing he retired so that we could relax! Ha, ha!

Last week we applied for passports for the children. The day before we went to apply Steve spent 3 hours filling out the paper work and getting everything (birth certificates) together. Hopefully we'll have our passports soon. We will eventually need them to travel through Canada to Alaska.
We hope you enjoy the photos. There are not very many this time, but hopefully we'll do better on our next travels!
We will be in the car a lot the next several days. We would appreciate your prayers!
Photography by Hunter & Christian

Camping!

Sorry we can't update our blog right now, we're camping!! Yeah!! We do not have internet access at this location, but we will write when we return in a few days. Then we will be off again to our next destination. Our plans for the next several weeks are busy with traveling so we should have a lot to write this month! ;)

Military Service

Steve's last day at work! We are SO VERY PROUD OF YOU FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY FOR 21 YEARS!! Praying that you're having a great day today! WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!
Julie and the children

House under contract!

It's official! We have a contract on our home! Our closing date is weeks and weeks away, but that's okay because it just gives us more time to prepare for further travels. We are very happy with the family that is buying our home. They seem like such a nice family and they're in the military too. Yes, they BOTH are, the wife too! We are so thankful to them for serving our country.
I'm sure that they're going to love it here as we have. It seems strange to leave too though. It is different than when you have a home on a small lot or land because we have put so much into this land. Plants, trees, bushes, flowers, fruit trees and an above ground garden. In some ways it is amazing that we're leaving, but I find comfort in knowing God has something better. He's got more for us and the children! So that is what we put our focus on! That and the answer to prayer that our house is under contract!
Thank You Father for another wonderful day in You!
PHOTOGRAPHY BY HUNTER

Good news!

Good news!! It looks as if we will be signing a contract on our home today! Perfect timing! Steve's last day of work is this Friday! Yeah! We are so thrilled! Once we have everything moved out of the house this next week we will start on the road! The adventure we've been waiting for! We plan on staying in our area until early summer. Our boys have football and a few other commitments to finish up before we leave to go far. Then we plan to head north to visit some friends! We'll keep up posted as to the whereabouts of our travels.
Thank you so much to those of you who have been praying for our home to sell. Please pray that the next step of paperwork and inspections goes successfully and that we close on time.
Stop by often as we will be blogging a lot more often now and sharing our great adventures on the road!
PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRISTIAN

RV video 1

VIDEO BY HUNTER

States where we've camped!

visited 5 states (10%)
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Ready to hit the road!

We are so ready to go! We have sold our previous camper for a fifth wheel with more storage. We have given so much away, sold our "stuff", taken some to storage and worked on improving our home. Now it is on the market and we are ready to hit the road! The children ask me on a regular basis, "when are we leaving"? We are waiting for our home to sell and are anticipating that it will soon.

We know that we have been assigned to this travel adventure for this season of our lives and we are so excited! It will be a blast! Anything that God says to do is always an exciting journey and it's always the best!

We have had several friends ask us where will we head first? Although we're not sure, right now we'd like to see some snow! And lots of it! It would be easy to long for the adventure we're about to embark, however, and not enjoy the moment of day. The blessings of today and the goodness that is all around us. We have so much to be thankful for and during this season we're relishing in the spirit of Christmas.
While we wait in expectation, Merry Christmas!