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10/21/2024

Our new home in Maine is officially listed as under contract. What a relief. Keep praying that things go smoothly with inspections. We really did get a good deal on the home. So much more at peace now.

10/16/2024

Pictures of the Penobscot River that is less than a mile from any of the houses we have looked at

10/16/2024

God is good. We took a leap of faith and decided to land in Lincoln and the BA here just got official approval for his job. Now we just have to decide on the right house.

10/15/2024

So here’s Lincoln! We’ll be living somewhere here. Going to start the process tomorrow of putting in a bid. Wish us luck!

10/15/2024

Change of plans. We decided that we want to move to Lincoln Maine not Augusta. We came here and fell in love with the town. We have three houses on our list of possibilities. I don’t know if they will be our forever homes but at this point in our lives any one of them will work for us and they are all much less expensive than the houses in Augusta. It also allows us to move our moving date from Kansas out a bit so we won’t be as rushed and even if Tommy still has to wait a few weeks for his job confirmation we still can afford the move. Most importantly we are more at peace with this place. I will post pictures soon as I get down and can take some of the lake.

10/14/2024

Have two houses in the Augusta Maine area we really love. Well… I really love one and Tommy really loves the other… so it’s going to be tough but truthfully both houses are beautiful. Tomorrow we go to Lincoln Maine to look at house there. We are hoping we’ll be able to make some final decisions about work and homes by the end of the week please continue praying. Maine is beautiful.

10/13/2024

We are officially in Maine; our soon to be future home. Got in after midnight and couldn’t get to sleep till after 2. But tonight we are driving down to the coast from Bangor then back up to Augusta from there. Prayers now needed for finding the right home.

10/12/2024

Today we are going to travel to Kansas City and get on a plane headed to Maine where we hope to find a house so we can make one final change of residence before we are ready to truly retire and be irresponsible globe trotting adults. Prayers for travel mercies and wisdom in choosing the right home would be greatly appreciated. God willing we will return in a week, ready to put a bid in on the right property. We will dearly miss all our friends here in Kansas and especially my students but it is just time for a change. Everything has its season. Thankyou all for being our friends, family, and patrons throughout our Kansas years.

10/11/2024

Last
Day. Please come and haul away our stuff so we do t have to. Name your own price!

10/10/2024

Tomorrow is NAME YOUR OWN PRICE day at our rummage sale located at 401 N. Marshall St. in Chapman KS from 930am to noon and open again from 4pm to 6pm. This is the absolute LAST day of the sale before we have to start hauling EVERYTHING away. To thrift stores and the dump. So bring box’s and bags and just fill em up!

10/01/2024

I’ve been having a hard time today trying to decide how to word things. I know that many of my friends and family know this already but we’ve been waiting until all the paperwork was signed on our Kansas home to make an official announcement. So I’ll just come out and say it. Tommy and I have sold the house and our little farm and I’m giving up my studio and we are moving. It has a lot to do with my back problems and us wanting to be closer to an international airport on the east coast so that we can travel again. Tommy has already accepted a job in Augusta Maine and we will be leaving Kansas within the next two months. Anton is already 18 so he has made the decision to finish up Highschool in Chapman. We have found him a great place to stay and I will fly back out to see him graduate. Then it’s up to him as a adult to decide where he will go next but he’s applied to several colleges both in state and out of state and we are sure he will make a great choice. He also will have Tommy’s GI bill so he can go just about anywhere he wants to with it. This is a big change for all of us and I’ll be glad to explain it further with anyone who wants more information.

We are still trying to decide what to do with the studio and when. We’ve learned that an old historical building needs young ambitious people to own and maintain not to mention renovations or seasoned contractors or investors that can afford to have repairs and renovations done right. So we want to be sure that whoever purchases it from us will know how to give the building the care in needs. We also want it to go to someone who will have the best needs of the community at heart. We have loved being in business here and a part of the Chapman Community since 2017. I always thought we would stay longer but none of us can predict our futures.

We will keep everyone posted as we move forward.

02/21/2024