Sometimes, life gives you a crossroads… and sometimes it gives you a quarter.
In August 2024, we got some big news: Sparky’s company would be relocating operations to the Charlotte area—right near the border of North and South Carolina. It stirred something in us. We’d been living in a difficult housing situation for a while, and my health had been declining without clear answers. We’d been praying hard for change—for healing, for hope, and for home.
Then came January, and with it, a name for what had been plaguing me: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. That diagnosis changed a lot, but it also brought clarity. We found ourselves wrestling with the possibility of another big move. Would we really uproot again? Could we? The last time we took a leap like that, I was five and a half months pregnant, moving from California to Texas on nothing but faith and a dream.
We brought the idea to our family here in Texas—and wouldn’t you know it? North Carolina and South Carolina were already on their radar too. It was like the Lord had been laying a trail of breadcrumbs.
One night, Sparky and I were sitting up late, like we used to do before the kids—music playing, hearts open. And then it came on: Heads Carolina, Tails California. We looked at each other and smiled. I picked up a quarter and flipped it. Heads Carolina. Again. Heads Carolina. Over and over again. Tails wouldn’t show up if I tried.
For us, it became:
Heads Carolina, Tails Texas.
And Texas… it just wasn’t coming up.
When we told Big Mac, he tried flipping it too—several times—and all he could land was heads. He’s been the most hesitant. Texas is all he’s ever known. But even he started to notice the pattern.
Then came another sign: I learned the Medical University of South Carolina is leading groundbreaking Ehlers-Danlos research. Right there—where we were being called.
We took a relocation trip a couple of weeks ago, and from the moment we arrived in the Carolinas, it just felt right. The air, the peace, the people. We clicked instantly with our real estate agent, part of a team that specializes in helping families like ours make these life-changing moves. It didn’t feel like we were scouting—it felt like we were coming home.
And today… Sparky got the email.
It’s official.
We chose Heads Carolina.
We’re moving in Summer 2026.
Simple Southern Mommy 