The question; "Where do you live"?, has become more complicated for us lately. Last year, if you lived in the north, you may remember the winters awful cold, snowy and icy weather. Well, my husband Paul has had several injuries and surgeries. Minus 18 degrees, doesn't go well with a broken body. When we visit Florida in the winter, Paul is not in as much pain. We considered moving back to Florida but we have family in West Virginia and missed them allot when we lived full time in Florida.
Another consideration was Sarah's education. We would have to be in one state or the other, during the entire school year. The West Virginia school time frame encompasses the entire season of winter. Also, Sarah and I had a hard time getting up at six a.m. for her to get ready to go to Middle school last year. Previously in grade school, we got up at seven fifteen and that worked out great. Strange how an hour and fifteen minutes, can cause one to be overly tired. On top of that, even though Sarah has had all of her vaccinations up till now, the new law requires more vaccinations for any West Virginia public or privately educated student to remain in school. Sarah's neurologist told us to stay away from casein because of her previous autism issues and the inability for autistic people to process it. Casein is in one of the vaccinations. Sarah also has several allergies. We found this out after taking her to two allergy specialists because she has eczema problems. In light of these issues, we did not feel it would be in Sarah's best interest medically, to further vaccinate. In Florida, vaccinations are optional. However, living in Florida for the entire school year would make our time with family very limited.
We prayed about all of these situations. This past spring, by the grace of God, we bought a home in Florida. We own our home in West Virginia, so we are keeping it too. Since I changed my residency to Florida, Sarah was able to take advantage of Florida's free online home school package. So God has given us a way to reduce my husbands pain in the winter, give our daughter an excellent free education, the ability to get up at seven thirty, when we are rested and not to further vaccinate. Also, I am able to do my job by logging in remotely no matter where I am physically. It has all come together for our good. Only God could do all that.
So where do we live? We live in West Virginia and Florida, that's the short answer we give.
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