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AlNJoyce


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Hi all,

I'm Joyce, my husband is Al.  We spent 3 months at the beginning of the year on the road.  We live full time in a relatively tiny rental home at $400 a month, so just paid rent and kept on going.  We didn't have mail forwarded as we took care of everything (or so we thought) online.  We did come home to a bit of an issue, having to do with an account from a dead relative 3 years prior - so learned lesson hard way to have mail forwarded.  So one of our concerns is any issues in mail keeping up with us - any tips, feedback on this issue would be greatly appreciated.  We were blessed making the decision to come home when we did, as results ended up bad enough and could have been devastating. 

Other than that, it was our first trip in our 2011 24' Coachman Catalina.  Had to get a couple tires on the road and Al ended up breaking off a piece of the black water piping, both of which ended up being pretty painless fixes.  Tires were purchased before they were blown, so no on-the-road mishaps.  Have hot water and shower pressure issues, which we have yet to figure out - but that's for another post, lol.

We were the most at peace in our 2 year marriage, when we were on the road together - and are anxious to make this our way of life.  It has been both of our ultimate goals for retirement way before we had known each other.  We want to make sure we are covering all bases before we head out though.   Our biggest worries are our children and grand-children, although we believe it may be best for them to experience counting on themselves a bit more.  How many have had regrets with this? 

We also have recently found a church which has just overwhelmed us and not sure we're ready to move on from there?  Have other's found blessings in your travels?  Are these normal fears or are we just not quite ready to start this adventure?

Thanks for listening and any input given.

Joyce and Al

 



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Second Chance


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Joyce,

I believe what you are expressing are very common, "normal" fears. We have found that being full-time has enabled us to spend a lot more time with our grandchildren than was possible before - but we didn't live in the same state as the grandkids.

As for mail, check out the Escapees RV Club. They offer a full range of domicile (legal residence) and mail services. What little snail mail we still get - along with all of our medications from Express Scripts - are forwarded to us whenever we call the Escapees mail service. It has worked out great. There are also similar services in South Dakota and Florida if those states work better for you.

Rob

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AlNJoyce


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Thanks Rob, we will for sure check out Escapees RV club for the snail mail. Most of our grandchildren are here in Michigan, we have 2 in Florida, but maybe being on the road will allow more quality time for full family vacations. Thanks again for taking the time to give us a shout. Enjoy

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Also will allow the grandkids to fly and meet you in places and have wonderful adventures, without their folks along, with you!

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AlNJoyce


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Well that's a new way of looking at it - would be exciting for them.














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Joyce & Al, when we went full time, my wife really suffered from missing the grandkids. We were basically raising them. It's amazing how their parents have learned to cope now that we are gone. We fly out one grandchild each summer to wherever we are. It's an adventure for them. We were also very involved in our church and missed that when we left. We have since joined Volunteer Mobile Missionaries vmmonline.com and now we RV with a purpose. Hope you find what works for you.

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We also miss our home church family. We still maintain a connection with them as our home church and volunteer with the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief organization. This has led to some mission work beyond disaster relief as churches we attend want to learn more about what we do.
I like your comment about "being at peace" in your marriage. We have been married 30 years and these last two on the road have brought us closer than ever. Maybe it is the fact that we are sort of on our own and must rely on each other's strengths more. Maybe there are less distractions allowing us to focus on each other more. I don't know, but it is a happy time in our life.

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"recently found a church which has just overwhelmed us"

Churches shouldn't "overwhelm" you but provide comfort, inspiration and education.

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AlNJoyce


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Thanks Gene & Colleen,

I will look up that vvmonline.org for sure.  Sounds like a great way to spread God's love and learn a unique view of the local area while we're at it.  Maybe we will meet up on the road somewhere in the future - we are hoping to go fully mobile by the first of the year.

Thanks again - Al & Joyce



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Thanks David,

We couldn't be more excited about starting this new adventure.  It's got to be the right decision as it's bringing us both alot of peace. And I was expecting to be very anxious about this move.  Thanks for your input, what a great addition to traveling, helping out in communities along the way.  Bless you for your good works

Al & Joyce



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