[amc] Re: Family moving to Austin from Boise
- From: "Ferguson, Michael J" <miguelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Austin Mennonite <austinmennonite@xxxxxxxxx>, Austin Mennonite Church <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 19:38:40 +0000
Cool bikes! They will fit right in…! ☺
miguel
From: amc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Austin Mennonite
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 2:25 PM
To: Austin Mennonite Church
Cc: Victoria Everett
Subject: [amc] Family moving to Austin from Boise
Victoria Everett St John and her husband, Trace, with their two children,
Savana (14) and Tayson (4) are planning to move to Austin in August.
Below is information about the family. Please read the information and offer
them helpful counsel on this big transition.
Victoria:
phone - 2087039616<tel:2087039616>
email - vibrantvic@xxxxxxxxx<http://gmail.com>
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Victoria writes:
We currently live in Boise, Idaho and are very active in the Mennonite church
here. I read about your church and it seems to be a lot like the church here
and we are looking forward to being actively involve in your congregation. The
church here has been a wonderful community and support system for our family.
I have live in Idaho 42 years, my whole life. My husband is from Denver and has
lived here about 8 years. We were married in the church a year ago. We both
have a hard time in the winter and I get severely depressed. We decided to move
south a couple a months ago and randomly picked Austin because we liked the
energy there. We live mostly by bicycle and Austin seems to fit that lifestyle.
My husband, Trace, is a very talented and busy handyman. He can fix just about
anything. He gets a lot of customers because he does such great work. Trace
loves carrying all of his handyman gear to jobs by bicycle and thinks that is a
lot of fun. I clean houses and businesses. I have been doing in for 15 years
and have great clients. I currently have been cleaning the Mennonite church
here for 6 years.
We both love what we do and are sure we will be able to get our businesses
going pretty quickly when we get there.
I am excited and terrified to move. I've never lived anywhere else, though I
have traveled a lot. I am writing in hopes of being able to have an established
support system in place before we move.
We are looking for housing. Currently we live in a small trailer house and we
like simple living. Our passion is to be able to find land and build a tiny
house or two. I have a passion for growing food and have a beautiful garden in
the summer months. I also buy several fruit trees every spring and randomly
plant them around the city. I have so much fun hauling them around with my bike
trailer and knocking on doors asking people which tree they would like me to
plant in their yard. I would love to live where I could garden.
Though we are open to living wherever we can afford to start out with...which
is around $800 a month. We will have a small amount in savings we can live off
of for a few months until we get work. If you come across anything between now
and August that would be good housing please consider us.
(Lee: I talked with Victoria by phone today and she said they are thinking of
living in an RV until they get more established. They are interested in
finding a place to station their RV.)
I am attaching a picture that we took on a full moon bike ride we went on last
summer that will pretty much sum up who we are. I also have a web site called
crazybananalady.org<http://crazybananalady.org> that tells my story and I write
what I am grateful for every day.
Victoria
Pastor Lee’s response:
Victoria,
Love the family photo! I visited your website and watched the video. I am
glad you found your way to being more healthy.
It was good to hear from you and about your plans to move to Austin, Texas. It
seems to be a bustling place these days - computer tech industry, state
capitol, University of Texas, music scene, etc. Rentals are at a premium.
Apartments are being built in many places. There may be some neighborhoods
where you could find a small house to rent that would give you a little
gardening space. My wife and I rent a house near the church. We should be
paying more but we got into it at $1100 a month because I agreed to do repairs,
etc.
If sunshine and warmer weather are good medicine, then Austin has both. As a
bonus, it gets downright hot here in the summer months (Jun-Sep). When we moved
here in 2011 Austin had 100 days of over 100 degrees! My wife and I grew up in
the Chicago area and understand winters and cold weather. We enjoy the very
mild winters and the warmer climate here.
There is a difference between the Pacific Northwest and Central Texas geography
and culture. Sounds like a big move for you all. I am sure you know that
moving is a stressful thing and I admire your desire to begin networking even
before the move. We have moved here and there during my pastoral ministry. We
actually lived in Eastern Washington State for 8 years and I have been to
Boise. Larry Hauder was conference minister for part of my time in Washington.
You could ask him about me.
With your permission, I would like to put together your information and send it
out to our email list and see if any connections happen. I cannot promise
anything, but it's worth a try.
My prayers are with you as you contemplate a big move.
Peace,
Lee Lever, Pastor
Austin Mennonite Church
AustinMennonite.org<http://austinmennonite.org/>
Victoria:
Thank you for your reply. I will mention you to Larry next time I see him :)
You can send out an email. That would be greatly appreciated.
I look forward to meeting you and the Austin Mennonite family.
Victoria.
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