RVing With a Purpose

Sunday May 9, 2021

This week has had it’s highs and lows.  Monday and Tuesday we continued to finalize the emptying of our house.  By the end of the day Tuesday we were done!  Wednesday morning was spent catching our breath and then Randy and Debra arrived.  It’s always so great to see them!  We worked on some chores around Aunt Helen’s but mainly it was food and good conversation.  They left Friday morning and then some wonderful NOMADS friends, Dave and Carol stopped by for a visit on their way to Florida.  It was wonderful to see them!  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Stop by anytime you are in the area.  Friday afternoon we gathered all our tools we had used at the house and reloaded Fred and the truck.  We left the mountain at 8:00 Saturday morning and we are now in Laurel, MS.  We will begin work with Heidi and Ken tomorrow, working on homes damaged by some of the tornadoes that have hit this area.  We are very thankful for the visits, the work accomplished and safe travel of this week.

There were only two lows.  We had another storm that dropped almost 4 inches of rain and Max had to scrape the drive again and we are still owners of our house.  There were problems with the paperwork and we did not get to close Friday.  Very disappointing.  Hopefully, the closing/title company will correct their errors and we will close next week.  God is still in control and we simply pray that if it is His will, things will be corrected and finalized quickly.

Sunday May 2, 2021

Thank you Lord, there were no storms this week.  No hail.  No reason to bug out.  We were able to work so hard this week moving the things we decided to keep, selling a lot of the big furniture and other stuff, and giving the rest away.  We pushed so hard with the help of some wonderful friends.  We couldn’t have done it without them.  We think we have everything out of the house we will be keeping.  The main living area and bonus room are empty.  The basement still has a little stuff to be cleaned out.  Hopefully by Tuesday everything will be done.  Closing is still currently scheduled for Friday.

Today, we decided we needed a break and took some time off to go to Camp Sumatanga.  Lester Memorial has a church picnic at Sumatanga each spring.  Today was the day and we had 5 teens who wanted to be baptized in the lake.  It was a bit cold but the teens and our pastors were up for the challenge.  Wonderful service, followed by a wonderful meal of smoked chicken, baked beans, carrots, slaw, chips, and cookies prepared by the Sumatanga staff.  For our NOMADS friends who are familiar with the camp, some great things are happening.  There are 10 new RV power pedestals in the campground with 30 and 50amp connections.  There is also a new bridge being installed at the pool camp.  Our church along with many others have been volunteering to make further improvements.  It’s looking good.

It’s back to work tomorrow.  Please pray that all goes well this week.  For those asking, we still have Aunt Helen’s house to take care of, we will still have some land where we can build a smaller home with a big garage but for a time we will be full time in Fred.

Sunday, April 25, 2021

You regular readers will remember that we have bugged out twice this spring to escape severe weather. We did that because we were in a Moderate or High risk area those days. Yesterday we were in a Slight risk area so we stayed put and continued cleaning out our house (like we have been doing all week).  You guessed it.

Monday, April 19, 2021

Sorry for the delay in posting.  Last week was a very busy week.  Tuesday we all returned to Wallace to continue our work.  Sara repaired drywall in the kitchen of the house.  The water leaks made the seams on the drywall pop loose and some of the texture was damaged as well.  There was also a few areas in the living room that needed some work.  Anne again was working in the bedroom.  There was some pretty major damage in one corner but the entire ceiling needed some love.  After the drywall repair, they began painting the ceilings with the help of Elaine on Wednesday, finishing up on Thursday.

Stel, Jodi, Randy, Mary and Lou continued to work on the trailer.  The kitchen floor was all shored up and is now very solid.  Stel and Lou then worked on the back steps.  The steps that were removed were a disaster waiting to happen but the new steps were in place before the end of the day Thursday.  They look great and are safe.  Randy and Mary continued to work in the bathroom which, as is usual for mobile home baths, presented several challenges.  There were a least two leaks that had to be repaired.  Max made several trips to the hardware stores getting necessary parts.

Thursday afternoon after work the team had the joy of having Leo’s Bible presentation.  He seemed pleased and very thankful for the work done on his home.  Thursday evening for the first time since last March, the team went to dinner together.  We were blessed to have a team with all members fully vaccinated.  We were in a separate room and apart from others.  We felt safe and the food at Captain Larry’s was fantastic.  Hope to go back there some day.

Friday morning, Carolyn and Gene arrived to take over leadership in Tatum and we began our trip home.  We stopped to visit with Randy and Debra Friday afternoon and made our way back to Alabama Sunday.  We will spend the next three weeks preparing our house for sale.  There is a lot to be done and we got a good start today.  Hoping all goes well.