3 months. That’s all it took to plan, pack/donate/sell/trash our 1500 sq ft home, move into our Keystone Montana High Country Fifth wheel and change our lives forever.

3 months. Talking every single day about our upcoming changes, whether that was just between Keegan and I or with family and friends, that’s 90 (plus or minus) days of multiple conversations.

3 months to mentally, physically and emotionally prepare ourselves for a change we chose and as much as we tried, we still weren’t ready.

When we leave for a typical vacation, we pick a day and a time to leave and we stick to it (not that Keegan has a choice LOL. Being a SAHM, I ensure everything is ready to go when Keegan gets home (and complain about it LOL)). Obviously, this move is not a vacation, but we consider it an ADVENTURE so it works LOL.

On Friday, we planned to leave the Oklahoma Panhandle at 10 am, after our last (for awhile) family breakfast that we have all grown to love and head to Missouri, in search of our new life on road, not knowing what to expect. 10 o’clock in the morning came……and went, because we didn’t want to rip off the bandaid and say “see you later” because once we did……it was real, despite the fact we “prepared” for 3 months.

We can talk all day that we are ready for such and such to happen or if given the chance, we would do this or that and this would be our feelings about the situation 100%. But until we put words into actions, we truly have zero idea how we will feel or what we will do. We learned this the hard way this weekend.

Maybe that’s why everyone is so afraid to make any change! The human race would much rather be miserable and it the same area/situation/job etc., and complain about it than to put the same amount of effort but into change. Why? Because there’s comfort in knowing the outcome when you get the same results day in and day out, no matter if it’s positive or negative. Change would……change that repetitive outcome you’ve grown accustomed to.

Many tears were shed. Many hugs given. So much love between family and friends And I can’t help but wonder……why don’t we, as the human race, live and love everyday as though we are leaving?

9 hours, 470 miles and 4 stops later (we ended up leaving at 11:30 am), we made it to our destination in Missouri. On the way, I found myself appreciating the view a little more than I would during any regular road-trip (maybe because we have to take 2 vehicles and only my oldest was with me and she slept most of the way LOL) Where we are from, Kansas is flat. So flat, my husband always makes the joke that we can watch our dog run away for 2 weeks. In Northeast Kansas, that’s DEFINITELY not the case and I was in awe of the hills, the trees, the GREEN and I’ll give it to the State of Kansas, they sure know how to maintain their highways (TAKE NOTE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES!!!! Sheesh!) I watched the sun set and thanked the Lord for the opportunity for change and growth within myself and for my family as well.

No filter is necessary to capture Gods beauty. But it took change to be able to appreciate it. So that’s the lesson, isn’t it?

We get stuck in our day to day “routine” if you will, and we fail to notice how many days, months, years go by and regret sets in. Coulda, woulda, shoulda is a catchy phrase for regret. God only gives us one life. Why do we willingly CHOOSE regret instead of choosing to live our lives to the fullest?

It has only been 24 hours since we ripped off the bandaid and left our home base of the Oklahoma/Texas panhandle and yes, the first 30 minutes were difficult, sad and scary but the feeling of happiness, of satisfaction of what’s to come that settled in 31 minutes after we left is the exact feeling we were missing. Why aren’t you trying to find that satisfaction as well? It’s worth it, no matter how big the first step is you have to take!

WE DID IT! And you can too! I pray you take the steps to find your happiness because YOU ARE WORTH HAPPINESS.

An amazing and dear friend of mine reminded me this week that God chose you! God knew you were needed in this world. God already decided that YOU ARE WORTH IT! And she is right! ❤️

Have a great week, choose happiness and I can’t wait to update y’all next Sunday of our first full week on the road! All pictures are taken by me!