I've been trying to figure out over the last several weeks if I'm stubborn or just stupid in continuing this craziness. We moved here because we really felt God leading us here for me to work on my Masters in Biblical Studies but life has been messy (to say the least!) from the moment we got here. We've gone from living in a slum of an apartment, to emergency surgery for me, to an $8000 tax bill, to a tornado...in less than one year!! Here's an update on life for us right now...
We (Zach, Barkley, Bastet and I) are currently living at the Residence Inn in Roseville, MN. We moved there from Bethel on June 15. The dorm we had been staying in at Bethel was needed for a conference so we had to move on. We went around and around with our insurance and were, for a bit, going to move into a furnished corporate apartment but (LONG story) that all fell through at the last minute so we are at the Res Inn for the duration. We did get to move from a studio room to a 1-bedroom yesterday, which thus far has been helpful.
It is definitely challenging to say the least. We have a fridge, a microwave, dishwasher, sink and 2 small burners (i.e. no oven) - so coming up with food is tricky. We met with our insurance agent and they are going to be paying us for the extra food costs we're currently incurring not really being able to cook much for ourselves. Our goal is to try to cook more...but it's not easy to do in a tiny hotel room.
We did manage to find a new car to replace ours, which was totaled. Zach found a 2000 Ford Explorer that fit our limited budget and had reasonable miles on it, so we got it.
Our house up here is still a mess. Our landlord's insurance company is still being horrific and we're still waiting for them to agree to a reasonable scope of repairs. She has been AMAZING...getting to know her better and becoming friends has been a great bright spot in the midst of the mess.
In today's news, we just got an email from our renters in Missouri that they will not be renewing their lease next year (we had only signed a 1-year with them with a verbal agreement for 3-years, which I didn't remember). They are moving out because he took a job in Nebraska. So now we need to find new renters for our house ASAP! So if anyone knows of someone looking for a place to live, we have a very, very nice 3-bedroom, 2-bath house in Boonville available August 1!
And so I return to the question of the day...am I appropriately stubborn or just plain stupid?
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