My entire family moved to the same small town in Indiana. I was finally able to buy a home, and it's great for my kids.

McKenna Shamburg moved to Vincennes, Indiana, from Utah, to be closer to her family.

Courtesy of McKenna Shamburg McKenna Shamburg moved from Utah to Indiana for family support after having twins.

Her parents and brother also moved to the same Indiana town so they could all be together.

Vincennes, Indiana, offered Shamburg plenty of activities and an opportunity to buy a home.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with McKenna Shamburg, 25, who moved from Utah to Indiana to be closer to her family to help raise her children.

The following has been edited for length and clarity.

I've lived in eight states now.

I was born and raised mostly in South Carolina .

I left when I was 12 years old to go to Louisville, Kentucky, for two years.

Then we moved to Austin for a year, and then we moved back to South Carolina when I was 15.

That's where I met my husband in high school.

Then we moved to Norfolk, Virginia, and then to Hot Springs, North Carolina.

Then I graduated from high school, joined the military, and went to Knoxville, Tennessee, for college at the University of Tennessee.

Then my husband and I moved to Washington Terrace, Utah, which is about 45 minutes north of Salt Lake City.