Current Update

Chris has finished up his training in Alabama (as far as we know) but still has two more weeks of training which they plan to take place in Daytona. Chris' friend Derrek Ashton has parents who live in Port Orange , FL that have agreed to put him up so that he doesn't have to drive back and forth every day during the week so if all goes well he will be in Daytona Monday - Friday but be here in Jacksonville on the weekends. He'll drive to Jacksonville after work on Friday and head back out on Sunday evening. He may also drive home on Tuesday evenings and back out again late Tuesday night. We go this Sunday morning (we'll miss church) to drive down to Port Orange to meet Derrek's parents so that trust can be developed with his family.

We spoke to a loan officer at a bank we use and found out that our credit score is 805 and that because of that we should only need $2,000 to start up the process of getting a loan for a house in Port Orange, and we spoke to a realtor about a house we are interested in and things seem like they would go smoothly. If we are able to get a home in a few month's we will most likely spend 2 weeks in Port Orange (to be close to Chris) and 2 weeks in Jacksonville (to pack and attend my OB/GYN appointments) each month until the birth. The latter half of August and the month of September we should be here in Jacksonville if I don't go into labor early.

We also have found out that our neighbor is interested in our plot to buy and use for his RV so we may be able to get a good bit of money for the piece and at the same time have a relative that's interested in buying our house. We had originally planned to have it moved but now that God has opened the doors to sell separately the property and the land, we plan on going with that option. We may possibly be able to get some extra money to put towards a house in Port Orange even with having to pay off the remainder on this mortgage.

Right now we are of course being frugal with our finances but are hoping God will provide the money needed soon so that Chris and our family will be able to spend time together and not be apart so much. So prayers in that direction would be great!