Hi again...sorry, I need to make a correction. Howard's journal entry was Sunday (27th).

Hi Penny & Paul! Thanks for the welcome. And yes, it DOES sound like we are at similar junctures in life.  Belinda has done so much research on the vast variety of RVs that, literally, when we are at a show (been to 3 now!) or at a dealer, the sales reps are genuinely impressed at her knowledge! If we lived closer to a dealer she would definitely already be working there! We have so much planned for our full-time life - Workkamping, ministry volunteering, launching a small apparel biz - that we have to sometimes slow ourselves down 'cuz we forget there is so much to do before we reach that goal! God has truly blessed our life and we are slowly becoming unencumbered by "things."

To further introduce ourselves, Belinda & I celebrated our second one-year anniversary as husband and wife November 26, 2011. We were married 30 years ago but hit life head-on at the wrong speed and divorced. 26 years later - after God guided our paths back to each other - we said "I do" once again. We have twin sons and the role they played in that partly the basis for the book we just wrote. They live in separate states, so our desire - God willing - is to spend part of the year in one state, and the other part in the other state to be near them.

We have met some very wonderful RV people already and have not second-guessed God's plan for us to spend this chapter and the rest of our "story" in the exciting world of RVing! We are torn between a motorcoach and a 5th Wheel, but $$$ restraints initially may see us going for the 5th wheel. Besides, we've already decided we're probably gonna stay put for most of the time for the first couple of years (except for when we shift "residences") just to get used to the new lifestyle, so it probably wouldn't make economical sense to have a motorcoach if we won't be driving it (as we have learned is the best thing for a motorcoach).

We know, like most newbies our age, it's been a pleasant surprise to see our generation beginning to consider exactly the same path as we are. It's great to be here and can't wait to meet more of you as we progress onwards!

Hi, and welcome. We're also in the same place. We also decided to take a path similar to Howard's and Linda's in 2010 - not having any RV experience, to give up the sticks & bricks lifestyle for life on the road. We've always enjoyed tent camping and have wanderlust and decided that now that we're empty nesters, it's time to live our dream. We were also fortunate to attend a rally with H&L.

We've done an extensive amount of research over the past 2 years, and have pretty much decided on the 5er and truck we want. The only obstacle continues to be fixing up the house (a lot of cosmetic repairs) so we can put it on the market and then sell it. The journey so far has been 2 steps forward, 1 step back. Still, we ARE moving in a forward direction, just much slower than we'd like.

Good luck and we hope to meet you "down the road"

BTW, beautiful love story! Sounds like it should be made into a movie!!!

Hey JayKim! Just a quik note to say Hi, and thanks for welcoming us. We definitely know we are on the right track with this lifechanging event! Our story is an incredible set of miracles and blessings that have led us to becoming full-timers and we are meeting so many wonderful people - such as salesreps, dealers, and people like Howard and Linda. And we can't wait to that point and and share with everyone what God has done.

 

Sam & Belinda Bergstrom

www.reuionrenewalrestoration.com