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- WHOA – STILL DWELLING IN OUR MOTORHOME – TWO YEARS NOT TRAVELING – FINALLY HAVE INTERNET WE CAN USE – ADAPTED MY NOVEL INTO A SCREENPLAY – THAT WAS FUN – HAD A LOT TO LEARN AND LEARNED WHILE WRITING – NOW READY TO SELL – DUH – PANDEMIC – YOU GOT TO BE KIDDNIG – STILL – OUR GOD REIGNS – THE LORD IS ALWAYS GOOD –
- Our Rocking Rolling 2018 Tour in Our Motorhome – Living Life – Like Everyone Else – Lots of Good Times – Some Trials and Tribulations – But in the End – It’s All Good – God is Good –
- So Long – So Long – Not Goodbye but Too Long not to Post – We Live the RV Life – Data Costs More than We Like – Posting Requires Data – Almost Decided to Quit Posting – Catch Up Time –
- I Opened the Shades to See the Sun Rise – Black Storm Clouds Loomed – What Would Sunrise Look Like – Would the Light Shine Through – YES – Gloom Gave Way to Bursting Shades of Purple Pink and Lavendar – Reminding Me of Troubled Times that Shrink When Grace and Truth Appear – God Is Good – Hang on When Trouble Hides the Light – Ashes Blow Away – Beauty Remains –
- Sunrise at Van Horn RV Park in Van Horn, Texas – Small Town – Excellent Park – We Are Resting Here – Calm Blue Skies in the Morning – Motorhomes and Fifth Wheels and Campers Coming and Going Each Day – We Love It –
- Books Books – I Read – I Read – And I Wrote the Novel – Buddy for David – Key Words – Crime – Family – Hope – Despair – Adventure – Boy – Dog – Ex Convicts – Love – Courage – Victory – Rich in Action Scenes and Dialogue – Movie to Be –
- Beginning Our 2018-19 Tour in our Motorhome – And the Excitement Builds – What Could Be So Exciting – For Me – Looking Out Our Windows Beholding New Surroundings – I Love It –
- Blue Sky – Blue Sky – Morning Is My Favorite Time of Day –
- Bikes in Our Future – Steve Turning 80 Soon – Carol Ann 70 – We Think We Can Ride Them and Have Fun – Good Exercise – A Recap of Challenging Journey – Different from Our First Year that Happened without a Hitch –
- Las Cruces New Mexico – Destination for Fun with Friends – Fellow RVers Meet Us Here – We Dine Together at Local Restaurants – And There Are Plenty – Steve Had Coach and Jeep Washed after Five Days of Rain and Mud in Texas – Now They Shine Again –
- Long Time No Post – Spent All Our Time Having Fun with Family – But Then Moved on and Parked Here in Louisiana – View of the Bayou – Simple but Adequate RV Park – Staying Longer than Scheduled – Again Diverging from Our Original Plan –
- Moving toward Our Next Destination – Driving a Comfortable Distance – Following Our Plan – Reaching Parks We Booked Months Earlier – Three Days to Rest – Three Days that Fly By –
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- Had to Share this Photo of Lake Erie Shore – We Arrived this Afternoon Greeted by a Wasp that Flew into the Small Window Used to Pay Tolls from the Driver’s Seat – Last Year Hornets Invaded the Cockpit – One Huge Wasp Was Just as Effective in Slowing Down our Progress until We Smacked it Silly and Tossed it in the Trash –
- Where Have We Been – Up to Flagstaff Arizona – Albuquerque and Santa Rosa New Mexico – Amarillo Texas – Oklahoma City – West Memphis Arkansas – Nashville Tennessee – Virginia – Pennsylvania – Long Island New York – Ohio now – Heading for Michigan in a Few Days – South to Florida, West through Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and New Mexico – Back to AZ –
- Camping on Little Pigeon River Makes Up for Being Canceled by Our RV Park on the Mighty Mississippi – Which Flooded Her Banks This Year – Here We Are on Another Riverbank – Enjoying the View –
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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Love Is Strong as Death – Jealousy Is Cruel as the Grave – the Coals Thereof Are Coals of Fire which Hath a Most Vehement Flame – Many Waters Cannot Quench Love – Neither Can the Floods Drown It – Neither Death Nor Life Nor Angels Nor Principalities Nor Powers Nor Things Present Nor Things to Come Nor Height Nor Depth Nor Any Other Creature Shall Be Able to Separate Us from the Love of God – which Is in Christ Jesus Our Lord –
Song of Solomon 8:6-7 – The Bible (KJV) – Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals … Continue reading
Why Did Jesus Come to Earth – Jesus said to Zaccheus – the Son of Man Is Come to Seek and to Save that which was Lost – Jesus Came to Deliver Us From Evil – And He Came to Reveal His Father to Us and to Glorify Him –
Luke 19:10 – The Bible (KJV) – For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. John 3:16-17 – For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Bible Verses, Thought
Tagged Deliver from Evil, Gave Himself for our sins, Glorify the Father, Glorify the Son, God the Father, I and the Father are one, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Redemption, Reveal the Father, Salvation, Seek and Save, Son of God, Son of Man
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What Do We Know About Our Father In Heaven – Jesus Said – He that Hath Seen Me Hath Seen the Father – Jesus Also Said – I and My Father Are One – Our Heavenly Father Is Like Jesus Our Savior –
John 14:6-11 – The Bible (KJV) – Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: … Continue reading
Ocotillo in Bloom – Arizona Blue Sky – Loud Whistling Bird – Beautiful Morning – God is Good – All the Time –
A whistle, loud and clear, broke my concentration. I looked up from the book I was reading to see which bird could produce such a piercing sound. I grabbed my phone and slowly approached the blooming ocotillo plant where this bird was perched. Other times I’ve tried … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Morning, Photos
Tagged Arizona Birds, Arizona sky, Blooming Ocotillo, Blue Sky, Breezes, Coffee, God is good, Loud Whistle, Ocotillo, photo, Piercing Sound, Reading, Sunshine, Whistler, Whistling Bird
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I Will both Lay me Down in Peace and Sleep – for Thou Lord Only Makest Me Dwell in Safety – (Psalm 4:8)
Psalm 127:1-2 – The Bible (KJV) – Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses
Tagged Beloved, Builders, Burden Light, City, Come unto me, Heavy Laden, Jesus, Labor in Vain, Lord Gives His Beloved Sleep, Psalm 127, Psalm 4, Rest, Sleep, The Lord, Yoke Easy
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My Camping Experience Began Early in Life – A Bear Did Not Visit Our Tent – But Raccoon Showed Up One Year – Our Tents Were Large Enough to Stand Up Inside – Not Small Like This One –
My husband Steve had camping on his mind before we met. An unfulfilled desire to roam the country in an RV lingered in his heart. When he revealed this yearning to me, he was delighted to find that I liked the idea. I shared with … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir
Tagged Childhood, Grandmother, Lightning, Memories, Party, Pennsylvania, Pymatuning State Park, Raccoon, Rain Pelting Roof, Rain Pounding Canvas, RV, screen room, tent camping, Thunderstorm, Trailer
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Little John Blossoms – Something We Will Miss When We Hit the Road – What More Will We Miss When We Live in an RV – Will Adventure – Travel – and Family Visits Satisfy – We Think So –
Little John’s blood-red blossom caught my eye this morning. Outside in the early hours after dawn, sitting in one of our super-comfortable lawn chairs with attached table and cup holder, I acted out the pleasures of living in the RV of … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Analysis, Memoir
Tagged Alone Time, Coffee, downsizing, Eliminating labor and expense, Hallway, Kindle, lawn chairs, Little John, Living in a Hallway, Morning, patio, Pleasure, RV Lifestyle, screen room, Solitude
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According to Your Faith Be It unto You – Be Not Afraid, Only Believe – This Is the Work of God – that Ye Believe on Him Whom He Hath Sent – Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and Thou Shalt Be Saved – and Thy House – What a Mighty God We Serve –
Matthew 9:28-29 – The Bible (KJV) – And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, … Continue reading
Chicken Thighs – Dipped in Gluten-Free Crumbs – Made with Crunchmaster Rice Crackers – Roasted in Convection Oven – Yes – I’m Learning This – One Recipe at a Time –
Huge chicken thighs from Costco dipped in mayonnaise and crushed rice crackers presented a challenge for me today. I would have baked them at 375 F in a conventional oven, but I was truly bold and increased the temperature to 425 … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking Techniques and Shortcuts, Food, Gluten-free
Tagged Black Pepper, Breading, Cayenne Pepper, Chicken Thighs, Convection Bake, Convection Oven, Convection Roast, Conventional Oven, Costco, Crispy, Crunchmaster Rice Crackers, Decreased Heat, Fan circulates Heat, Italian seasoning, rice crackers
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Cloudy Skies – But Sun Shines in My Heart –
Looking out my window Early in the morning – Cloudy skies look back – Greetings to you – Cloudy skies – Sun shines in my heart Never alone in sun Or cloud – Within My heart – Holy Spirit warms … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Carol Ann Hoel, Clouds, Cloudy Skies, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Looking out my window, Lord Jesus, Peace, Psalm 23, Shepherd, Son of God, Sun, Sunshine, The Lord is my Shepherd, Worship
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Believer – How is your Mood Today – If You’re Not in a Good Mood – Cheer Up – We Are the Righteousness of God in Christ – Jesus Paid it All – On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand – All Other Ground Is Sinking Sand –
If I’m not in a good mood, I should be. I am loved. Jesus Christ gave Himself for me (us) so I am (we are) eternally blessed. He removed the curse of the law at Calvary. We are freed from condemnation forever. … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Bible Verses, Thought
Tagged Believers, Calvary, Cheer up, Christ Jesus, Good Mood, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love of Christ, Loved, No Condemnation, Overcome, Solid Rock, Tribulation, World
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Many Times I’ve Baked Egg Custard – But This Time Something Went Terribly Wrong –
The evening hours were dwindling away when I decided to make a batch of egg custard. This is a recipe that is simple and the entire process from start to finish should have taken only 45 or 50 minutes including … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Humor
Tagged Boiling Water, Custard Cups, Egg Custard, Hot Water Bath, Humor, Nutmeg, open oven, Second batch, Sliding, Slipped, Something went wrong, Water bath
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Becky Dvorak – a Healer in the Name of Jesus – Steve and I Went to Phoenix to See and Hear a Dear Lady Tell about Jesus and Heal the Sick –
Steve and I went to a special meeting at Streets of Destiny church in Phoenix, AZ, last night. We went because Becky Dvorak would be there speaking words of hope and salvation and healing the sick. We traveled a distance in fairly heavy … Continue reading
Posted in Healing, Memoir, Thought
Tagged Becky and David Dvorak, Becky Dvorak, books on healing, Dare to Believe, Feeding, Greater than Magic, Healing, Healing Ministry, Infants and children, Jesus Christ, Learning to Heal, miracles, Orphanage, Streets of Destiny Church, Teaching Healing
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Five Hours Walking at the RV Show of All Shows – So Much to See – We Toured Many Coaches – Until the Right Moment Comes – We Will Continue Planning and Preparing –
This view shows a portion of the inside of the RV of our dreams. We drove more than an hour to get to the show. We had to ride a tram from the last parking lot to the massive area where hundreds … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir, Photos
Tagged Choice, Coach, Coaches on Display, Goal, Motor Home, New Friends, Outdoor Food Court, Recreational Vehicle, RV, RV Living, RV of our dreams, RV Show, Touring Motor Homes, Tram, Visiting Family
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Convection Oven Cooking – Do I Have to Learn It – I Declined When We Bought a Stove that Supports Both Conventional Use and Convection Baking and Roasting – So Why Learn It Now – Our Plan to Live in an RV – New RVs Come with Convection Ovens Only – Not Both –
Here I am learning new tricks – convection baking and roasting. (I hope you don’t think I’m an old dog. It has been said that old dogs can’t learn new tricks, so I can’t be one.) I’m learning this! I am determined. The … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Cooking Techniques and Shortcuts, Food
Tagged Baked Stuffed Peppers, Browning technique, Convection Baking, Convection Browning, Convection Cooking, convection oven cooking, Convection Ovens, Convection Roasting, Hot Air Fan, Learning New Tricks, Learning to cook with convection, Roasted Chicken, Roasted Potatoes, RV Living, Stuffed Peppers
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I Hear Little Children Singing in My Memories – Jesus Is My Shepherd – Guess Who I Am – Such a Lovely Secret – I’m His Little Lamb – I See Their Sweet Smiles as We Told Them How Much Jesus Loves Them – They Believed It – How Wonderful to Believe as a Child Believes – Without a Doubt or a Care –
I taught Sunday School for many years. Our church operated a Bus Ministry. We purchased old school buses, revamped them, and used them to bring children of all ages from all over the city to church. I taught 3, 4, and 5-year-old … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Memoir, Thought
Tagged Believe, Bus Ministry, Carol Ann Hoel, Child, Childlike Faith, Children, Faith, Jesus, Jesus our Shepherd, Lamb, Little Lamb, Love of Jesus, Old School Buses, Revamped Buses, Sunday School
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