15. Love From Afar: Maintaining Family Relationships

Life's a Tripp

Are you close with your family?

One of the most frequent questions we get about moving away from home is - ‘How did you handle moving away from family?’

When we moved to Hawaii, it was the biggest, hardest, scariest thing we had ever done. We are close with our families, and we were now moving across the ocean. With this decision came the responsibility to be even more intentional about maintaining those relationships while also building friendships in our new home.

We are here to tell you - it can be done. It is hard, especially at first... But you and your family will adjust to this new way of life. There are so many moving parts in a family - there are happy moments, mundane moments, disagreements, and surprises.. But at the center of it all, there is love. If God has put a desire on your heart, He is faithful to handle the details once you take that step of obedience into what He has called you to. The step that began as scary and challenging has turned into the biggest blessing for our family.

"Family should be the place where you can be your most complete self. Where you're accepted and appreciated, seen and valued, even in moments of disagreement. It should be your soft place to fall, the place where you're reminded that no matter what happens to you, in the face of your deepest challenges, you are loved." - Oprah

Episode Highlights:

• Family is a blessing.
• Telling our families we were moving to Hawaii.
• Love stretches across the ocean.
• Time with family is so much sweeter now.
• Making new friendships.
• Loving and supporting each other despite differences.
• Facing problems head on.

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• Visit Shannon’s Website

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