Trading Walls for Wheels: Our Leap into Roadschooling

One year ago, everything changed.

The company I’d worked for faithfully for over a decade sold my division. As a single parent, the uncertainty was overwhelming. Life isn’t just about your own stability—it’s about the provision and protection you offer your child. I was grateful to stay on through the transition, but by year’s end, the new company downsized, and I lost my job.

Reentering the job market after nearly 11 years felt like stepping into a storm without a map. But through it all, I clung to one truth: the Lord never takes without giving. Every loss, every shift, is part of His refining work. He uses it all for His glory.

After months of prayer and obedience, He opened the door to a contracting job. It wasn’t what I expected—but it was exactly what we needed. And during that season, more trials came. Or maybe they weren’t trials at all. Maybe they were invitations to trust deeper, to surrender more fully.

Right now, I’m writing this from our favorite Panera booth—our little hideaway while we wait for another potential buyer to walk through our home. We’ve prayed over every showing, asking the Lord to send the right person at the right time. Because faith isn’t passive. It’s active listening. It’s trusting that His timing is always perfect.

To say this leap has been hard would be an understatement. Keeping the house spotless 24/7. Storing half our curriculum in a shed. Living in limbo. Letting go of comfort. Letting go of control.

But then there’s the beauty. The excitement. The vision. The road ahead.

We’ve toured RVs. We’ve downsized. We’ve mapped and remapped our plan. We’ve prayed over every detail. And through it all, our hearts have shifted. The house we live in isn’t our home anymore. Our home is wherever the Lord leads us next.

School doesn’t have to be rigid or by the book. It can be lived. It can be breathed. It can be found in national parks, roadside museums, and quiet moments under the stars. Our faith has deepened. Our purpose has sharpened. And our hearts are open.

We’re waiting on His signal. We’re ready to go. And we can’t wait to see what He has planned.