Introduction

First off let me say that I am not a writer! You will find more grammatical errors in this than you can count! I have never been one to write, but I have so much to share and this is how I plan to do it.

Kevin and I recently decided to devote the next two years to obtaining financial freedom. I wanted to start a blog to share the ups, downs, ins and outs of this journey. I know, from personal experience, that much encouragement and inspiration can come from seeing first hand how someones life is changing. We plan to be very open and very transparent in the way we share with you. This is so very personal to us so please know that we share strictly to be an inspiration to you and also bring glory to God as He sees us through this.

So let me give you a little run down of how we came to this point. Sometime last year I was feeling such a pulling to drastically change our lives and once and for all pursue financial freedom. I mean, Ive always wanted to be debt-free but never bad enough to do whatever it takes. I've really felt convicted lately about the way we have been living and the way we are teaching our children to live. Rarely do we hit our knees in prayer for something. I mean, why do that when you can just charge it, right?! We have become so immune to 'sticker shock' and 'buyers remorse' simply because we live this "out of sight, out of mind" kinda life. Don't get me wrong, we don't buy everything we see and our children rarely get a toy outside of birthdays and holidays but something's gotta give and this way of life is unacceptable!

I really began to feel that God was leading us to sell our house and basically anything we didn't really "need". I know, it sounds crazy! For years we had prayed God would bless us with a house and now just 4 years after purchasing one..you want us to sell it? As the months went on God began to open doors for this plan to proceed. My parents graciously offered my grandmothers house for us to live in at nearly nothing a month, and more people than I can count have offered their time, skills, and prayers to help see us through this transition. 

We officially moved February 27th and 3 weeks in and we are settling nicely. Our house went on the market the 17th of March and by that evening it was under contract! Tell me that God is not in this! Step by step He has reminded us that He is in control and we remind ourselves daily to submit to His will.

I don't want to get too carried away for this to be my "introduction" but I just wanted to give you a glimpse into what this blog will be. We will reading and following Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover and posting our thoughts, trials, and victories as we go. If you have the book follow along with us and lets encourage each other as we pack up and head out to the promised land! The land of financial FREEDOM! Always remember, freedom is never free and this will be one of the greatest challenges of our lives but by far one of the most rewarding.  Thanks for bearing with me as I yammered through my first blog post! 

*We just finished reading the first chapter so I will post my thoughts about that later this week (when its not midnight)!

"For we walk by faith, not by sight" 2 Cor. 5:7