It was a very sad day in January when we learned that Matt’s father had passed away. The week that followed which included a trip to Florida was honestly probably one of the hardest weeks we have ever faced. We left all the kids here and it was a struggle as none of us are used to being separated that long or being that responsible for that long.<\/p>\n
We are very fortunate that Matt’s dad had done lots of planning for not only his retirement but for his children’s and grandchildren’s future as well. He left all three kids with a small college fund that continues to grow each year. In addition to that we will receive 3 payments over the next year.\u00a0\u00a0We received our first check in August and should receive a second check this month.<\/p>\n
I have been really hesitant to share about this as it is a very private and sensitive matter but it also has some financial benefit and changes for us as a family.\u00a0 I am going to share how we are planning to share the money without the exact amounts.<\/p>\n
The first 10% of these check will be given to charity. We have chosen to make the donations to Envision Atlanta. This is the organization that we have volunteered as a family with and also one that we feel is doing the most to further the Kingdom.<\/p>\n
Next we decided that we should make a couple of adult choices: paying off debt and medical bills. As part of this we paid off the car we purchased in November.<\/p>\n
Last but not least for this round of checks fun! We\u00a0 purchased a camper to use as a family. We ended up buying 2018 Grey Wolf camper home.\u00a0 We have spent the afternoon cleaning and re-arrange items inside. And in turn “If you give a mouse a cookie” fashion.. we needed a place to park the camper so a driveway extension is already scheduled and we needed something to pull the camper so we are in the process of buying a new Tahoe.<\/p>\n
Hopefully I can share some of our adventures soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It was a very sad day in January when we learned that Matt’s father had passed away. The week that followed which included a trip to Florida was honestly probably one of the hardest weeks we have ever faced. We … Continue reading