As of January 30th, 2026 our little family has moved to Savannah, Georgia (more on that below)! One of the downsides of moving to a new city is the loss of connection with those you leave behind. So we are starting something called The Savannah Post. It is a monthly piece of mail which will we’ll send containing four separate, special items.
- a piece of art (“The Relic”)
- an advice column written by Aleisha and I (“The Relay”)
- a short essay about real life from your friendly neighborhood therapist (“The Reverie”)
- a seasonal recipe crafted by Aleisha (“The Recipe”)
So far, we have a lot of interest in this project! 50+ people have signed up to get something in their mailbox each month. If you are one of these people, thank you! If not, you could be!
A Leap of Faith
We’re going to take two months to work out the kinks, during which time there is no cost to readers. After this time, The Savannah Post will be $10 per month.
As we move to Savannah, we are taking a bit of a leap of faith. We will have a housing cost which will be about 63% of our current projected income. We will also be working to build a local community of friends from nearly zero. These are big challenges to meet. We have this dream that The Savannah Post could be a sort of bridge, helping us stay relationally connected, and helping us pay our mortgage!
Feedback
If you received the first edition of the Savannah Post, we would love to hear feedback through this Google form. There are just a few questions. https://forms.gle/2XSZcaMqWZZWz64x8. The Savannah Post also has an Instagram page. Consider following us there.
Savannah!
A lot of friends have asked us this question over the past few months: why Savannah? We lived in Phoenix for about five years. We truly loved it there. Our church, our house, our friends, our work – it really felt like home. The downside was that we were a couple thousand miles away from our families. When we moved to Phoenix, we were coming so I (Javen) could do grad school to become a therapist and so Aleisha could take a job at Aim Right Ministries. We felt that both those purposes were well accomplished, and that it was time to be closer to our people on the east coast.
Aleisha and I both love the beach. It’s been our dream to live and raise our daughter by the coast. We visited Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA in the spring of 2025, and we decided that Savannah was a better fit. We moved back to SC with my family for the end of 2026 and began to look for a house and a job. It has been a winding road to get those things nailed down, to say the least. But as of this week, it seems that both are in place! Thank the Lord. We are moved into the house, and I will begin working as a therapist at a local agency later this month.
Our house is on the southside, 17 minutes from downtown Savannah. It is old! The panel box alone is enough to keep me a prayerful person. We think it will be a place we can make our own and really love. We also hope to keep in touch with you, Savannah Post reader, as we make our life here.
Cheers.
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