Journal « Kudzu Jungle
We are currently in Phase 1 of our documentary. Click on the title to learn more about a husband and wife journey, after losing everything, having to start over. New state. New career. No capital. No home. Just a dream of owning a coffee house, and faith that God will get them through the trials.

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Day 97: Starting A Coffee House With No Capital Is Harder Than I Thought!


We are trying to earn money to use as capital in starting a coffee house.  What we didn’t plan on was the things that break down and need to be fixed, the high cost of everything, the this and that that will take your money faster than you can blink.

Is it possible to start a [...]


Day 53: How we spent our investment money


I wrote on Day 41 that we completed our job in Maryland and had some money to invest.  So, how did we spend it?  First of all, it was about $200, which is not much, but it was $200 more than we had before we left for Maryland for the temp job.  The job paid [...]


Day 41: Maryland Job Completed


Wesley and I completed the temporary job we set out to do in Maryland.  We needed funding for our documentary and we were given an opportunity to earn some extra money.   We leave for Tennessee either tomorrow night or Tuesday.  We’re hoping to get a fun day with family tomorrow before we head home.

We earned [...]


Day 32: Building Without Borrowing


It’s easy to forget the original challenge to this adventure when you see something you want but you don’t have the capital to get it.  In this case, it’s property for sale in Oak Ridge, and the finished dream of the coffee house in operation.

Wesley and I got $100 to take a trip to Maryland [...]


Day 31: Maryland


Wesley and I are still in Maryland, working a temporary job so we can fund our documentary. 

We left for Maryland last Thursday, without a definite return date.  We still don’t have an exact date when the job will be finished, but nonetheless, we are willing to do what it takes to raise money for [...]


Cupcakes On Hold


I wrote on day 18 that we needed to make cupcakes for a presentation today.  The presentation was rescheduled to July 7, but now that we have a road trip planned, we’ll have to give our presentation when we get back.  This works well for Wesley because it’s his turn to give a presentation [...]


Day 22: Why Is Faith So Hard?


My husband and I decided to do this documentary three weeks ago, putting one foot in front of the other, not knowing what will happen next.  We just know we have a dream of owning a Christ-centered coffee house, with a ministry and outreach program to people like ourselves.  People with a dream of owning [...]