Thursday, January 15, 2015

Bus

Did I ever mention we bought a bus!?  We are so excited!!!  We set a goal in 2014 as a family to buy a bus and convert it to an RV.  We didn't make it in 2014, but we did it in 2015.  The Lord helped us so much!  We accomplished a pretty hard goal for our family.  It took a ton of waiting and discipline.  We also ended the year out of debt and with a year's supply of basic food.  It feels so good to follow the prophet.  The Lord helped us do this; He answered our earnest prayers.  

We are excited to travel in the bus, but even if it just sat in the driveway it is worth it.  This because in case of an earthquake our house (made of brick and stone in the 1870s) will probably not stay upright.  So we can at least have shelter in the bus.  It also will make a great guest room.  We are so blessed!

Here are some of our goals for the bus:

  • Strengthen Our Family
    • Make fun, amazing memories
    • Improve love and patience
    • Become hardy, prepared, and more adventurous
    • Appreciate the great outdoors more
    • Strengthen our physical bodies through exploration & events
    • Grow a family culture of unity that will make us inseparable forever
    • Invite the Spirit into our family by doing the following
  • Strengthen Our Extended Family
    • Visit and serve our close family more easily
    • Visit and serve our distant family
    • Attend big family reunions
    • Organize and hold big family reunions
    • Get family histories from relatives
    • Digitize and share family histories
    • Take trips with extended family
  • Do More Family History and Temple Work
    • Work at many different temples
    • Visit family history sites & get pictures
    • Index and fill in trees along the way
  • Share the Gospel with More People
    • Meet lots for people & share gospel
    • Have a family blog sharing our adventures
    • Display on the bus some of what makes us happy
    • Serve, visit, and love many, many people
  • Enhance Our Education
    • Explore our nation’s history
    • Appreciate our pioneer history
    • Increase our understanding of different cultures, places, science, geography, geology, language, etc.
    • Attend southern homeschool conference
    • Meet experts
    • Go WWOOFing
    • Learn how to create & share an incredible website
    • Learn skills to earn plenty of money on the road


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