Episode 153 // Eddie and Julie Flores of Nursing Back to Life
On today’s episode of the Rural Revival podcast we’re with Eddie and Julie Flores of Nursing Back to Life, which follows their restoration of an old house in Lincoln, Kansas (pop. 1,171) that is now their home.
It all started when a free house in Julie’s hometown went viral and they decided they just might be the ones that wanted to save it! Eddie and Julie are sharing how they got the house and moved it to its new location and are taking us through the restoration process. You’ll learn how they repurposed different elements of the house, why this was important for their community, and how this project has given them a fresh perspective on small towns and inspired them to get involved in the community.
This is such a fun project and fun conversation! We share a similar part of our story where covid was the catalyst to getting us back to our hometowns, and I know we’re not alone in that, so it’s nice to see some good things come out of that season. I’m excited to see what happens next for them!
“We want that younger generation to know it is possible. You can take something that looks like this house did and you can make it into something super nice.”
- Julie Flores
“The platform that we built surrounding this house, we’ve gotten a lot more attention than I think we wanted, but we’re running with it. It’s just to show people if you want to do something, go for it. It doesn’t have to be in a big city, it can be in your small town.”
- Eddie Flores
“We want to figure out, what can WE do to help our community grow and to thrive again?”
- Julie Flores
“Our goal with moving here isn’t just this house. We want to do other stuff. Whether that’s a venue of some sort or a business, we have our sights set on some bigger things and really helping small towns grow, and our small town in particular.”
- Julie Flores
“I think people have this stigma that the big city offers you more than the small town does, but after being here for a year and we’re finally in our house, it’s fun because we get to see these different things that our kids can get involved in and we can get involved in. In a way we feel like this small town life that we’re living and being back here, we actually have more opportunities to do things.”
- Julie Flores
“My advice would be go for it and not have any doubts in yourself.”
- Eddie Flores
PODCAST SHOW NOTES AND LINKS:
Lincoln, Kansas
Cheap Old Houses
For the Love of Old Houses
In With The Old - HBO Max and Discovery+
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