HOMESTEADING â—½ HOME
We have a tenant! Well, kind of…
We have a friend that wanted to move into our old home, our RV. We hadn’t decided for sure what to do with it when we built our new home, whether we should sell the RV or rent it out. I told Brian that we should hold off and pray about it, because I felt like we might need it for someone. And not too long after that, we got the call! Craziness!
Our friend from New Mexico needed a fresh start and wanted to move to the Austin area. He’s 21 and felt like there would be more job opportunities than in the little town he was living in, and he was ready to make a change as soon as possible. We said, “Of course!” And within that week he was in!
We were NOT ready for someone to be living in the RV, as it needed some minor fixes, but he said he just needed a roof over his head. So that’s what he got! Brian had been around to fix things pretty quickly but we also needed to order a part or two, so that took some time to get those. The place is still a work in progress, but our new tenant seems happy. So far, things are working properly. Praise the Lord!
I pray my kids get the same opportunity one day. I love that our friend can get adjusted to living on his own but having a caring family right next door. He’s been friends with my kiddos for years as well, so they think it’s great, like having an older brother! He comes over to workout, play games, watch movies… they love it! He’s learning to cook and clean on his own, deal with interviews, jobs, and insurance. You know…all the adulting things. And we are happy to help him learn!
Who would have guessed that something we were so ready to move out of would be such a blessing for someone else? I never would have thought that! All the things we hate about the RV, he loves! It makes me giggle to be reminded of how beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. It’s all about perspective! We had the right perspective in the beginning of living in the RV, but eight years later we lost that. It’s so fun to hear how great our friend thinks our once tiny home now is, for him!
Thank you Lord for our blessing, to bless someone else in need!