Real Life Ramblings – BIG NEWS

Date
Jun, 24, 2016
trust the timing of your life

trust the timing of your life

 

Sooo I’ve been keeping a little secret from you guys. Things have been absolutely nuts over here the past few weeks but I can finally spill the beans.

WE’RE MOVING! 

Let’s rewind back to when it all started. We rent our current home and haven’t even been here a year. One night our landlord called Dan telling him he was moving to North Carolina and had to sell our house and we had to move out. Awesome. But around the same time, a certain head coach got fired from his job, which just happened to be Dan’s dream job. For those of you who don’t know, Dan is a Junior College baseball coach. He’s been at the same job for 8 years and has always had dreams of coaching at the Division I level.

So when we got the call from our landlord, we thought just maybe this could all work out.

A lot of prayers and positive vibes later…I couldn’t be more proud of my hubby for landing this amazing dream job of his. His passion for baseball is one of the many things I love about him. And the fact that he gets to do it as his full time job is amazing. There were a lot of struggles he faced at his previous job. Things like the high cost of the school, low recruiting budget, crappy facilities and having to drive vans to every away game. But he made the absolute most of it and turned the program around and built an amazing foundation for whoever will be taking it over. He cared for his players like they were family, and made them not only better players, but better people.

Hearing his current and past players refer to him as the best coach they ever had, and tell him it was an honor to play for him absolutely makes my heart burst with joy. Not that it surprises me in any capacity. He’s the most positive person I know and that attitude and his drive to succeed has made it easy for him to recruit and find guys who trust him as a coach before they even sign their papers.

This isn’t just about a job, it’s about so much more. We get to return to Dan’s hometown in Youngstown, OH where he gets the opportunity to have an impact and positively influence the community he grew up in. His Dad is also a baseball coach and has been living by himself for the past 6 years, since Dan’s mom passed away. Having us move home to OH means so much to him as he’s shared in this dream of Dan’s. He’s always helped in finding recruits and the best players in the area to send Dan’s way, and now he’ll get to do that locally.

We’ll be moving in with his Dad, into the house that Dan grew up in, which will eventually become ours, but for now we’ll all live together. There are definite renovations we would love to do down the road, but for now I’ll have the master bedroom to occupy my time. Of course this all happened when I was in the middle of a room makeover ha. I’ll be sharing a few pics of how things ended up in our current room but now I’ll have a clean, new slate to start from. And I’ll definitely share some pics soon once things settle down.

God answered all our prayers and we couldn’t help but feel totally grateful and overwhelmed by all his blessings. From my decision to staying home with Eloise, to getting kicked out of our house, everything fell perfectly in place. It feels good, and it just feels right. 

Things are moving super fast! We’ve been in Ohio since Tuesday, Dan had his press conference yesterday which was awesome. We’ve been getting some things sorted out and getting a head start on moving, and we plan to be out of our current place by July 1st. Eek! We’ve made some great friends and memories in Erie, PA but it’s time to move on to our next adventure in Youngstown, OH and we couldn’t be more excited.

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Bare with me as I take a little break from bloggy stuff while we get settled, but I’ll be back soon and I’ll have a giant master bedroom and en suite bathroom to tackle 😉

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15 Comments

  1. Reply

    Kendra @ www.joyinourhome.com

    July 8, 2016

    SO happy for you and your family! Little Miss looks extra proud of Daddy!

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    Nicole B.

    June 30, 2016

    I am SOOOOOO excited for you and your fam on this next big adventure! 🙂

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    Sarah @ Little Red Brick House

    June 29, 2016

    So excited for you and your family, Bre! It’s amazing how sometimes certain plans don’t work out due to better things being on the horizon. Good luck with your move, friend!

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    Marie, The interior Frugalista

    June 28, 2016

    Congratulations, Bre – how exciting! Your dreams are becoming a reality – life is good!

  5. Reply

    Lolly Jane

    June 28, 2016

    Congrats, Bre!! So happy for this crazy turn of events! What a blessing! Can’t wait to see your journey play out. XO

  6. Reply

    Kristi

    June 25, 2016

    SO happy & excited for you and your beautiful family Bre! xo

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 27, 2016

      Thank you so so much Kristi!!! xo

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    Cyd

    June 25, 2016

    A huge congratulations to Dan! I’m so excited for your entire family and I agree that timing is everything and the pieces usually all come together at the perfect time in the perfect way.

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 27, 2016

      Thank you so much, Cyd!! We’re so excited! Although I’m not looking forward to moving at all (I know you can relate) but it will be amazing once we’re settled and I can start decorating! xo

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    Tan

    June 24, 2016

    Yay I’m so excited for you guys! Much deserved.

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 27, 2016

      Thank you so much, Tan!!

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    Jody

    June 24, 2016

    First welcome to Ohio. All in all not a bad place to be. I am in Old Brooklyn, suburb of Cleveland. Secondly, congrats on the job. Thirdly you got a house! Now have fun decorating.

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 27, 2016

      Thank you so much Jody!! We are so excited!! I can’t wait to start decorating 🙂

  10. Reply

    Monique | writingmonique

    June 24, 2016

    Wow! So cool! Congratulations!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 24, 2016

      Thank you so much, Monique! We couldn’t be more excited for this new adventure!

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