I hope they know

how much we love them!

To those who have continued to send encouraging words, Thank You! It touches our hearts and helps keep our spirits lifted. Of course, we want to make sure our mood remains positive, especially around those that are looking up to us.


Since we have told our families what was happening, I will now share it openly on our blog.

First and foremost, let me reassure you that this is incredibly difficult to do. We have already heard more negative comments than you can imagine. There are those out there who have taken our misfortune and already started thinking of how it could benefit them in the future. There are those who have talked about us and our situation behind our backs, yet have said nothing to our faces, including encouraging words.

Thankfully, there are those who have held out their hands, helped us grab ahold and pull ourselves back up onto our knees in hopes of regaining enough strength to stand back up. Those who have helped, loved and encouraged us.

To those who have helped us, supported us, stood by us, cried with us, and have contacted us directly, Thank you! Whether we speak daily or hardly ever at all, the attempt you made at contacting us and asking what you could do or just offering your thoughts and prayers has touched our hearts.

To the rest of you, I truly hope you never have misfortune in your lives that weakens your knees and causes you to collapse in a big heap on the floor. I hope you don't encounter others who enjoy kicking you while your down. And I hope you never need anything from us because we will remember what you have done to us, forever.

Unfortunately, one income for a family of seven isn't enough to keep us going. Long story short, we are losing our house moving. Our mortgage is too high, our income is too low. The cost of everyday expenses and taxes continue to rise while property values continue to fall.

We have already found a new home to rent. It isn't too far away and is quite lovely.

The home sits on 10 acres with a hip roof barn and two workshops.

Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers. We can continue to use them. Right now, we have a tentative move in date of mid July. If you're able to, we could use as many extra hands, trucks and trailers when it comes time to move. We will be feeding those that help as well as having adult beverages once it's all done. We will be about 5-8 miles or so from where we currently live now. We are hopeful to have a U-haul truck and can get enough hands to make it a smooth transition. We are already packing and boxing up everything we can.

Please continue to think of us.
Thanks