BUILD JOURNAL – IN PROGRESS
The
Skoolie.
Home on wheels.
We’re converting a 40-foot school bus into a home because we believe home is wherever your family is. This is what that looks like in real life.
THE WHY
Not chasing trends --
chasing convictions.
We didn’t buy a school bus because we saw it on Instagram. We bought it because we kept asking ourselves what it would look like to actually live what we believe — and the answer kept pointing somewhere uncomfortable and exciting.
01
Home is a people, not a place.
Over the past few years, we’ve learned that home isn’t a building. It’s the people in it. The bus stops us from forgetting that.
02
Intentional discomfort is a spiritual discipline.
Comfort is easy to worship without realizing it. Choosing inconvenience on purpose trains you to say no to yourself in the small things so you can say yes to God in the big ones. The bus is a daily lesson in that.
03
Faith should be visible, not just audible.
We want our children to watch us trust in God and each other — not just hear us talk about it. The bus is a classroom as much as anything else.
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We kept asking ourselves what it would look like to live with intentionality in this season. The answer was inconvenient, uncomfortable, and scary. We’re choosing to say yes anyway.
THE BUS
Meet the project.
TYPE
2009 Thomas C2 Saf-T-Liner
LENGTH
40 ft
ACQUIRED
January 2026
GOAL
Full-time family home
BUILD LOG
Showing our work.
MAR 2026
Demo Continues.
Next up, demo of the walls, ceiling, and floor, down to the foundations.
DEMO
FEB 2026
Seats out. Starting Design.
Removed 26 seats — the bus is officially a shell. Taking measurements of the shell, we began to draw up our design for the interior.
PLANNING
JAN 2026
We bought a bus.
We pulled the trigger. A 40-foot school bus is now parked in our yard. No turning back.
PLANNING
WHAT’S NEXT
One step at a time.
We’re not going to pretend we have this perfectly mapped out. We know our next step, and we’re doing it. Then, we’ll tackle the next one after that.
- Finish Exterior & Windows
- Subfloor & Framing
- Mechanical Rough-In
- Insulation
- Finish Surfaces
- Mechanical Finishes
- Flooring & Casework
- The Road
STAY CONNECTED
Be here from the beginning.
This story doesn’t have an ending written yet. The best time to follow along is now — before it’s finished, before it’s polished, while it’s still becoming something.