Oh, that sounds wonderful! Especially not having an HOA. Never been part of one but I've heard a lot of horror stories.
Were you on the same page as your wife or did it take you a while to warm up the idea of moving? Even though my husband has been looking with me at different places I'm not sure that he actually wants to go through the effort of trying to move. I've been praying that God will change his heart on that matter.
I keep hearing about Christians moving to Tennessee. Something going on over there that I don't know about? 😜
I was not on the same page at first but understood that my wife wanted a dramatic change of scenery and we are not getting any younger. After awhile I supported her and encouraged her to follow her dream.
She lived in Tennessee for a few years growing up and I lived in Clarksville in the early 80's while serving in the army so we were already somewhat familiar with the state.
You are correct in mentioning the effort involved, in our case preparing our townhome for sale, actually selling it, obtaining a new mortgage and finding a suitable new home with less expense and easier to maintain. It has been hard though because of the hassle of applying for a mortgage online, countless phone calls and follow-up tasks before the loan is approved. Currently, our things are in Chattanooga several hundred miles to the south in the moving companies storage area. Set to close on Dec 22, and probably 6 or 7 days to have our stuff delivered.
My wife has handled most of the steps involved in selling, buying, mortgage and I helped with preparing boxes to be picked up by the movers and clean-up. Of course, I was working full-time as well.
The last couple weeks have been extremely stressful for my wife as we are in motel rooms where she can get on the computer to complete the necessary tasks by Chase which is handling our loan and trying to use a cell phone in areas with spotty service and reception. Thank God the end is in sight.
I resigned my position in St. Petersburg and hope to just work part-time once things get settled down. I'm not getting any younger either.
It remains to be seen whether it will be worth it or not but my wife is very excited about starting our new life and she has my full support. Basically I'm just going with the flow and and along for the ride. I am basically an adventurer having lived in quite a few places and eager to start another chapter in the adventure of living.
Yes, Tennessee is very much a Christian state with the 10 Commandments posted outside many business establishments including the motel we are currently staying in. For a small city of Jamestown I've been told that there are 87 churches in this area. Looking forward to finding a new church home. I need Jesus.
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