The Birth of RoamingTylers
It all started one Saturday afternoon, we were heading to Georgetown, Colorado. to take our son Case, on the Georgetown Loop Train Ride. I was going through a rough time in my life as every plan that I made to keep my business afloat failed. I had to depend on a babysitter, I had to depend on my son getting a good nights sleep (which we always struggled with), I had to depend on my clients to confirm and show up to their appointment, I had to depend on myself to have the heart to keep this dream business running… little to say that something was always failing. I remember seeing how crowded this event was, it was so much fun! But way too many people have moved to Colorado and us, locals, couldn’t enjoy our state anymore. I remember looking at the mountains on our drive up and I told my husband out of no where (It shocked me too after I said it),
“What If we made a business on being a family who travels and we share our story and adventures? And finding a place to call home where we belong?”
He looked at me with wide eyes and said, “…..yeah? I guess that would be cool.”
I sat there quietly for a while and pondered on where the heck this came from, I have always wanted to travel, but making a business out of it?
“I don’t have the funds to do this, I don’t have the time, Where do we even begin?…”
Then my spirit became convicted and peaceful at the same time. I knew God was at work with this because this is not what I could have imagined for us because I never did imagine it!
Isn’t that funny? How God works in mysterious ways? He has a sense of humor if you’re willing to look and read for it.
I became obsessed with this idea over night because I am a tenacious person by nature and needing to see this plan succeed. I researched every moment that I could, I followed other people who were doing this and how the ultimate answer of this lifestyle was and that became the huge mission statement secretly to my husband and I, “How can I become debt free? Or, How can I live a debt free lifestyle?”
In reality the cost of living is outrageous and unnecessary in todays age. We got married young, built a house on 5 acres, had a baby.. followed all that society told us to do, but now we are unhappy and stressed because we can’t afford to travel, to throw thousands of dollars into landscaping to build an oasis of our home in the Colorado prairies where our state flower out here is a tumbleweed haha. We are like everyone around us in the world but why? At what cost? We experienced a multitude of deaths of friends and families around our age that it came to a total of 19 lives lost too young this year of 2023 that it felt like an elephant was sitting on my chest.
I started to feel guilty about wanting a change, that I was ungrateful.. but then something changed in me. God changed how I view this situation, yes we lost so many people but that was His will. His will is always greater than ours even though we see it as grief. Even though it causes families to fall apart. His will is unexplainable, and that made all the difference. I can’t explain it. No one can and that’s why he is so majestic and mysterious but a good father. Knowing that we don’t have to make a decision if you choose to follow God’s will, but that he will give you what is the best from Him in that moment and season of you life. You don’t need things to make you happy. I don’t need stress on how to make me happy with where I am living and the state I am because God will change your situation, your surroundings, your life if you let him. I am not saying that it won’t come as a sacrifice, a trial, a lesson but it will drastically change you and your heart, the way that God has intended for each person. And that is what makes it all the better.
A couple months, a lot of worrying, tears, fears, failures in some eyes, later. It became clear that this is happening. I got a sense of excitement and wander about what is lying ahead but then I look back…. and see all that I am leaving behind and thinking about what if this is wrong. We may never have this again or have it this good again!! An image popped into my head as I have it down below: and I began to cry and surrender.
I know that some may look at us and think all the thoughts but it doesn’t matter. You’re gonna have haters if you are different!
I kept reading, writing, singing bible verses that spoke life to me in this transitional stage but the one that always remained clear:
Since having a little man, we don’t get much alone time nor date nights that are different. We have always loved looking at campers! We made a point one day to go and just take a whim on a local one and I knew God was behind it because they showed us a brand new fifth wheel that was on major discount that we could afford. We filled out the paperwork and thought “yeah, right! ha We are just seeing what will happen.”
The next morning, we got a call that we were approved. We were awestruck, we didn’t know what to say or do but God does.
After we got it home, months later we finally found courage! We took Gods offer and now we are starting this new adventure, together with Him.
Listen to him, find him, and or accept him fully starting today. This season you are end is not forever, whether good or bad! This too shall pass, but I want to be on the right path.
SO WILL I
Listen and watch you be filled with his spirit to Hillsongs, So will I .
I speak life over you today, your family, your children, your situation, if you are an experienced christian or not I speak life and wish you a fresh start and the real truths into 2024. Check out our gallery above to see the picture of us one that Georgetown Train Loop Ride.
Sending love,
Taylor
