As we anticipated our period of missionary service, one of the conversations with our family was what to do with our home while we were gone. We have friends in the neighborhood who could check on it and help maintain the yard if needed; and it was nice to know our children were not far away.
At some point, the idea of having our son Matt and his wife Jenna move into the home came up. They have been fixing up an older home in Spanish Fork, and have done many wonderful things to increase its value. But they were also feeling it might be time the right for a transition. If they were able to sell that home and move into ours, they would have a year and a half to save more money (not paying a mortgage) for their next home; and we would have the benefit of our house being watched over and cared for. As we talked more about the idea, both they and we felt very positive about the arrangement. So they put their house on the market, and we began to anticipate having them move in with us.