I will not lie when I say I never feel at home wherever I am. Maybe the closest I have felt was in New Mexico or maybe in TN when we built our own home. Where we live here, I am anything but "at home". I try to make it my home but I am never happy here. Our neighbors aren't really neighbors like we all wished we had. We have been looking to move for a loooooooooooong time. Plus, it is very hard to focus on our real estate ventures. We have toyed with several ideas but haven't figured out what or where we should be.
Recently, my husband put in for a Camp Ranger job for a Baptist Camp right around the corner. There are several cons for every pro on that. I personally think the director wants to cut the budget. He seems more interested in "international travel and missions" then on "home missions", which BTW is the whole purpose of the ministry. The director is a very "me" kind of guy. *sigh*
Then a new opportunity has arisen. The Boy Scout Camp down the road about an hour had a ranger who just last week, had a major stroke and is unable to work. Poor soul, he fell in his front yard and laid there for 3 hours before someone found him. He is lucky to be alive between the stroke and the heat. My husband is at the very forefront top of the list of replacements. For now, they want someone to work the camp part time, weekends only. They need someone to stay the weekend (to check in campers) and cut the grass. Eventually, the job would become full time + pay, housing etc. Pretty much the same deal as the Baptist camp, but more money. It's a toss up really right now. If my husband can get the Baptist Camp to offer the same thing as the Boy Scout camp we might do it. But if not, we'll probably jump on the Boy Scout Camp job. I am just ready to blow this popstand!
Here is my list of Pros for the Baptist Camp:
New Home (no house notes)
more room
pool
nice facilities
right behind our church (literally)
children would still have their friends
boys would still have their scout troop & pack + friends
could finish this house to sell (easier to work when not living there)
nice neighbors (the pastor's family)
no alcoholic neighbors
husband home (if he does not negotiate a part time deal)
no commuting to work everyday (he commutes 1 hour there and another hour back!)
lower our gas bills for the vehicles
lots of woods for kids to play on
private lake to fish and canoe or boat on
Now the Cons:
less pay then husband is getting now, even with the housing etc.
have to live tighter than before until the house is sold (which could be a while)
working for a man that is probably not good to work for (I have been hearing things)
No one is sure how long the job will be there (there is talk about selling the camp)
No retirement
No insurance
the possibility that he might not have time to invest in real estate ventures
Pros on the Boy Scout Camp:
New Home (no house notes)
a whole camp and lake front for our use
husband home (eventually)
*for now it is part time
more money (eventually)
could finish this house to sell (easier to work when not living there)
more time to work on our real estate ventures
I could quit my part time job with the neighborhood assoc.
an oppurtunity to move on to bigger and better Scout camps (like the one in Hardy, ARK, majorly SWEET, or the one right around the corner from the house now!)
Now the Cons:
Until it is full time, hubby would have to commute to his job (he commutes 1 hour there and another hour back!) now add 2 more hours to that!
we would have to drive son an hour to be @ his troop meetings (more gas)
find a new church
children would have to make new friends
finding my way around in a new area
I think the house is older and not as big as the one we are living in now!
I am unsure about insurance and probably NO retirement
Now alot of different things factor in all of this. Both jobs will be about the same right now... the BSA one will eventually be full time. After the house we are in now is finished and sold, it will take a tremendous burden from us (ie. pay off a couple of bills and or car notes). Also, my hubby, will eventually quit his present job and after 2 months recieve his retirement (after penalties for withdrawing early) which will be a good lump. Also, we will be reinvesting our time and money from our real estate venture at present to buying some houses which will be for rent. Not total rehabs either, but homes that need minor paint and new flooring and landscaping. So,it will be the first 6 months to a year that things will be very difficult, but I things will ease up and we can really breathe.
All I can say is I need prayer at this point. Prayer for wisdom, prayer for discernment and prayer for blessings from God. If he is in it, everything else will fall into place. I have already talked to the kids about it. They are all for it. They know that their dad and I are trying to do better for them and us. They are very honest with us and I have encouraged them to be very honest and talk out their fears, etc. So far, as long as #1 son can stay with his troop everything is ok. The rest agree.
Pray for me and my husband! God Bless!
katcha
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