When Exactly Are You Leaving?

Originally, we thought we'd be pulling out of Tucson around January 1st [1-1-11 - how cool would that have been?].

As it turns out, it's a little more work than we expected to sell everything we own, buy an RV, and get ready for a year of living on the road. Try it sometime - you'll see. ;)

We're now tentatively hoping to leave sometime next week (next week!).

Here's the short list of things we need to knock out before we go:

Work on the truck - install hitch, air bags, brake controller, etc.
Re-coat the 5th wheel roof.
Install a new microwave in the 5th wheel (thankfully, it's still under warranty).
Buy a queen mattress and bedding for the master bedroom.
Replace the kitchen and bathroom faucets.
Figure out a "workable" work space.
Find a renter.
Go to the dentist.
Order new contacts.
Organize and file our 2010 taxes.
Confirm projects in San Antonio.
Finalize details with launch sponsors.

We'd also like to order Give Every Day t-shirts for our family and get a logo skinned on to our truck, but we may have to do that post-launch. We'll see.

On top of that, we still need to eat, do laundry, take showers, buy groceries, reply to e-mails, play with the girls, etc. Of course, we also want to savor these last days with family/friends.

Think we can do it all?

Our family spent 2011 traveling the USA in an RV, striving to intentionally "give every day" for the glory of God. We interviewed CEOs of nonprofits and served alongside over 40 organizations and churches.

Our Pledge

We hereby pledge:

- To spend intimate, quantity time with our family.
- To actively help the poor, the sick, the lonely, and the helpless.
- To value, protect, and advocate for children.
- To de-emphasize the importance of “stuff” in our lives.
- To bring publicity to good causes and good people.
- To live with intentionality, as if this year was our very last.
- To observe the needs in our country/community – and then do something about them.
- To give – every day.