As I sit in an uncomfortable camping chair—in a million-dollar home—watching the dawning of a new year through titanic tandem windows, I feel an urge to write rather than speak my morning prayer. A prayer for the New Year. Here it goes. Dear Heavenly Father, I am incredibly thankful for a new year. For family….
Category: Housesitting
How a waterfall will wash away your troubles and trials
While housesitting in South Carolina, I prayed for insight and wisdom on how I might better place my trust in the Lord and in His timing. Thanks to a loving Heavenly Father who always keeps His promises, inspiration came from the most unlikely of experiences. Salem, South Carolina, and immediate surroundings boast over a hundred waterfalls….
Life is uncomfortably good
Dear Reader, With our home finally closing this past week, we can breathe a bit easier financially. We are now officially debtless … and uncomfortably homeless. And loving it! Thanks to a loving and mindful Father in heaven, a cute couple took a chance on having a family of seven come and sit their cherished cabin…
Where are the Moreys going next?
Hello, friends and family. The wandering worldschoolers and homeless house-sitters are doing quite well, thank you. We have less than three weeks before leaving Nebraska. Where will we go next? South Carolina With a stop or two in between. We are extremely excited to sit a 25-acre family farm — wood stove and all — as…
Story Story: The essential part of any journey to success
My events leading up to finishing the book Story Story I awake from a dream I remember not. I spy the alarm clock: 5:44 am. “Yikes! It’s time to get Kaelyn to seminary!” I say as I strategically bump Denielle with my hand feigning a stretch. She doesn’t budge. My turn to get up. I fetch a…
Faith is like a little seed, if planted it will grow
“But we are only eight verses away,” Neil says excitedly as we were about to conclude our family scripture study. “We have to finish it!” For the first time as a family, we are about to complete the Book of Mormon, cover to cover. Yes, we have read many times from the Book of Mormon, but…
Resting up. Reading. Library visit.
Tuesday is a rest day. I use the time to read Break Free: The Ultimate Guide to House Sitting. I took some notes in a Google Doc and shared it with Kyle. In the evening I started reading a book called Your First 1000 Copies by Tim Grahl. I really like him. Kyle and I have listened to…
First Sunday in Wisconsin
Day Four and Five in Wisconsin By J. Denielle Morey A cold has hit the household in full force. I wake at 5 am and can’t breath. I am congested and my energy is drained. I come down stairs and lay on the couch and get another hour of sleep. It helps. We have…
Parfrey’s Glen, Devil’s Lake, and a lesson about biker gangs
Day Three of Worldschooling and Housesitting By J. Denielle Morey We awake again at 5am; it appears the sun gets up early here in Wisconsin. I make everyone stay in bed until 7 am. We have an easy breakfast of yogurt granola, and fruit or cereal. The kids read scriptures on their own and free…
On the road to our adventures in housesitting
Day 1: Driving to Wisconsin By J. Denielle Morey I awake with the alarm going off at 3:45 am this morning. I roll out of bed, take a shower, dress and finish packing up the van. Kaelyn awakes at 4 am to do her makeup … don’t know why. We wake the children at 4:15 am…
Thats A Morey 