God, the RV & me

 So, Corpus Christi is a bit hot at the moment, but we do enjoy it when the sun goes down.  Crazy heat index - ahhhh 118 degrees - that is wild!  Hubby had his appointment with the dentist and all is well with him, so that is good.  We are enjoying the time together and I am really seeing the RV travel life is for me.  Hard to go back home - ready for a new adventure.  We were able to go to Kingsville for a little bit on Saturday.  Hubby was born there and really never lived anywhere else until he moved to Houston.  My mother-in-law passed away 4 years ago and we were able to visit her grave, as well as my brother-in-law who passed in 2018.  We also had a nice visit with my father-in-law at the house, we were able to have some time with him.  Life is SO precious for sure!   At this moment I am thinking about what type of legacy I am leaving for my children and grandchildren.  My mother-in-law was amazing.  Never said a bad thing to say about anyone.  Was more of a listener, also gave g

 We are leaving for Corpus Christi tomorrow morning.  It will be a short trip, but that is ok.  We return back home Sunday and then leave again Friday.  Hubby keeps trying to talk me into not coming back home but going straight to El Campo, but can’t do that this time.   Well, it is now tomorrow and I was supposed to have this blog posted yesterday, but now I sit in the truck as we drive to Corpus writing it.  It was so nice packing up yesterday and even having the 5th wheel attached to the truck.  So little things to do this morning.  I think that will be our new tradition.  I wasn’t sure what the hurricane would do in the early hours of the morning, so wanted to trailer connected in case of rain.  Rather connect when it isn’t raining - just saying. I am finding myself searching and asking God for my next step.  I enjoy writing this blog, but when we are on the road, what will God have me do?  I love the idea of reaching out to other women like I do now through counseling at church.  

  We leave Thursday (Aug 27th) for Corpus Christi, so excited!  We will stay until Sunday and then head back home.  THEN we leave the following Friday (Sept 4th) to go to El Campo to celebrate 33 years of marriage.   What an amazing ride 33 years of marriage has been.  There have been good times, bad times and ugly times, but I wouldn’t change a thing! I am so very grateful for the man God has allowed me to share my life with.  He makes me laugh and holds me when I cry.  I have known this man for almost 40 years and in my mind, not much has changed. Love you, babe, and am so excited to celebrate 33 years with you on September 2nd. God, the RV & me...

 Flying home from Idaho, looking out the window of the plane, you could see a rain storm in the distance. What was interesting is that it seemed so far away, but it still effected the plane ride.  I was feeling sleepy until a huge turbulent bump raised me a bit from my chair.  When the pilot says to be buckled up - oh, I will always do that for sure!  Also was wide awake after that!   What comes to my mind is from this event is that something evil or some battle can feel far off, but it could be right under our feet, it could bump us up out of our chair or sneak beside us and fool us into thinking it is nothing.  Today, hubby and I started watching a series on Spiritual warfare.  How Paul, in Ephesians 6, tells us that there are things happening in the unseen realm around us.  That we are not really fighting against each other, but against the principalities and forces of our enemy.  So, when we think we are fighting with our spouse, our children, our boss, our friends, our neighbors,

 Hubby and I went to San Diego last week - it was a great time!  We were able to visit with friends and family, bbq a couple of nights, walk Thor’s dog and go to the beach.  I had a most interesting conversation with a gentleman who is Jewish and on his search for happiness he found Christ.  What a blessing that conversation was. God amazes me every day!  My joy is to see where He is at work and join Him there.  I want to focus more on His awe and less on me.  That journey will be a hard one.  I tend to think about me and what I want more than I care to confess. I do take great pleasure in His creation, that is for sure!  I just wanted to share a few pictures with you.  Looking at clouds from above, friendships that have lasted 38 years (and still counting) and an amazing pick hubby took while we were at the beach. In a couple of weeks we will take the RV to Corpus Christi, hope to be able to share those adventures with you as well.   God, the RV & me... Thanks be to God for His ma

 A friend from college (Lynn) and I were sitting at Seaport Village talking away!  We haven’t seen each other in about 9 years and it just didn’t feel like it that much time had passed.  We spent about 6 hours just catching up and connecting - wow, how the time flew.  Then she came back with me to Thor’s house (a story for another time) and we all ate dinner, laughed, talked and had a great time. During our time at Seaport Village, we were talking about new hobbies and facebook, fun sort of conversations - well, Lynn showed me a picture and asked me what I saw - I didn’t see the same thing she saw.  I asked hubby and Thor, they both saw something different.  Well, Thor saw what I saw and hubby saw what Lynn saw - LOL...   It is so interesting in these times we live in, how people can see the same object/thing/person and yet fight about it. We are all created in the image of God, why is it we don’t treat each other like we are?  Why is there hurt feelings, fighting, arguing and hatred?

 What an amazing time we are having!  God is SO sweet and friendships are SO important! It also doesn’t hurt that San Diego is SO beautiful!!   When we landed and were walking to get luggage, the welcome sign to San Diego said, “Always a good idea”, oh, I agree.  If I could have a hammock and just sit outside, that would be fantastic!   It is so fun having an adventure and visiting places and connecting with people.  During the time in which we are living in, my prayer is that you are able to connect with others.   Hubby and I had a great flight in and my cousin picked us up at the airport, we sat outside enjoying the weather and watching a hummingbird protect his area.  When other hummingbirds came in the backyard, this little guy was having none of it.  More pictures of our adventure to come!   God, the RV & me...

Freedom - what a beautiful word!  What are our freedoms?  I, personally, see freedom as free to live in peace, free to love others, free to worship my mighty God and free to live a life that God has given me - no matter what someone else says.  Not in a bad or stingy way - in a loving and gracious way.  In a way where I love God with all my heart, soul, mind and strength and others as myself.  What do you consider to be free?  What has God given you?  How do you want to live your life honoring Him? Last blog I spoke about Jesus and His free gift of eternal life - well, now I want to dabble a little into the Holy Spirit and His gift of freedom!  How amazing - unconditional love from God and freedom through Him to give us the most amazing life!  God has given us the Holy Spirit, oh wow, the freedom, wisdom and discernment we have and what power we can access.  Our God is a might!  What an amazing picture we read from Acts 2 - the Holy Spirit comes in with wind, might and power - the disc

Growing up it seemed to me that my life came down to finding unconditional love, that strong desire of needing to be loved and loving someone else.  That dream of no matter what I had done, what I had said or what I was lacking, someone would love me just for me.  I wouldn’t have to be perfect, I wouldn’t have to preform, I could just be me - flaws and all.     So, how was this missing piece in my life filled?  God!  For He so loved the world that He sent His only Son for me!  And you!  It feels so amazing to be loved unconditionally, to be a princess of the Most High King and to live knowing that I will never be left or forsaken.  God did that, He loves us that much!  He wants us and desires a relationship with us!   My life has been totally changed, totally altered, and totally turned upside down!  Just be the simple free gift of accepting Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior.  You can do that also.  For all of us have sinned, but Jesus died for us anyway.  All of us have fallen shor