Miracles on the road and in life.

 I want to tell you about my miracles from this last 11k trip around the country we made this past year (2023-2024). We live full time in our RV and when summer hits Florida we head for the cooler parts of the country. So as we were getting ready to hit the road..............

Miracle #1 - We were still in our winter quarters in Bowling Green at an RV resort - and I happened to be in the pool bobbing up and down with a noodle. If you don’t do that you really need to because its so relaxing. I was kinda by myself and God said in my head “ask me for a blessing” and now my head was spinning because WHAT DO I ASK FOR??, deer in the headlights look because WHAT DOES ONE ASK FOR? so I thought in my head “GOD YOU PICK”. I'm so excited now I have a blessing to look for! 

But then, I was told to look up  and there was this beautiful cloud in the sky and I watched as an angel formed. The cloud was bronze, and then it formed into a full-sized man the helmet, sword, boots with his back to me - but it was sooooo beautiful and I’m trying for a coherent thought because all I could think was GOD GAVE ME AN ANGEL. 

Little did I know how much I was going to need that angel.

Miracle #2 - We’re flying down the highway 65 mph 4 lanes, we pull off the highway because Tom is uncomfortable so we get off drive down the road and our tow bar breaks. It wasn’t a big deal we were on a regular street and there was no catastrophic cars piling up. Also, we were a few hundred miles from Blue OX that makes the tow bar - a lovely site to overnight and since its guaranteed for life - free. We then unhooked and drove separately to Blue Ox where we had a site for the night and a new tow bar.

Miracle #3 - Shane (favorite youngest son) flew over handlebars on a scooter - no helmet. Suffered a traumatic brain injury and is now recovering nicely, however, it was really dicey there for awhile and anyone who knows Shane, knows he does nothing the easy way. He and his wife have sinced moved to FL. One year later his brain is still swollen, and his eyes are still not right. Please pray for him. 

Miracle #4 Once again flying down the highway, 65mph rush hour - 4 lane highway with fences and antelopes. I stood up in order to give Tom a blow by blow because I could see the antelope (and they are squirrelier than squirrels and they were twitching). Tom - here they come they made it over the first fence and 2 lanes and not getting hit by the grace of God. Now they’re coming to us. Cars are rushing by, antelopes are twitching, bumper to bumper and I’m telling Tom they’re coming. Somehow they made it past all the cars that were passing us. Then they under the left side mirror just standing and twitching, and then they moved under the right side mirror. 

- I’m talking to Tom letting him know what’s going on - he’s not responding and I get it because its tense. Now the antelope are still off our right mirror and I’m looking down on them and WE NEVER HIT THEM and of course they’re being squirrelly and I’m actually calm saying they’re still there. I look over Tom is still driving we’re doing 65 mph - AND WE NEVER HIT THEM. In looking back and I do it a lot because I’m beyond awestruck and over the moon and blown away - 

The ONLY way I can explain it - we were in suspended animation. 

Cars are still flying around, Tom never braked or acknowledged anything I was saying, and I watched the antelope for like EVER as they were dancing around and even at one point were thinking about going back across. 

WE NEVER HIT THEM. 

They finally ran off to the right and everything went back. I was trying to explain to Tom what went down and he was oblivious to it all. It would've been so catastrophic and we’d have been thrown right through the window - not to mention the rest of the traffic would have piled up with catastrophic results. 

Miracle #5 - We came home and were setting up with our new doctor and Tom complained about his hip hurting so they took an x-ray and found that he had a Triple A - Abdominal aortic aneurysm - Very life threatening. After fighting with insurance including the day of the scheduled surgery- it was very successful, although he did get an infection and other stay in the hospital. I was very blessed to friends and family with throughout this process. God was there every step working out the disaster of the insurance and infection. 

 

We were beyond so blessed. I found miracles are everywhere: some you have to look for and some just appear.

God Bless you and keep you.

My Adventure Awaits Album-completed which means lots of pictures 😊

Had a blast making this album - especially the cover.

It's a 6x8 chipboard you can get at Hobby Lobby and they

have extra inserts in various forms.

I have to admit the page protectors are a nuisence.

LOL.

It came to be more of a travelouge which I love, but

I had to give myself permission to not worry so much

about chronological order because of the

way the project life pages fall.

Because some are 6x8, 4-3x4 etc. 

Picture planning becomes involved and I take A LOT

of landscaped photos.

Which presents a problem in the 3x4 pages.

I did do a lot of "filler" pages because 

A. I had some really cute papers to use.

Be. Because I wasn't taking as many photos

*gasp* I know - but when meeting up with people

I really didn't want to make it about a kodak moment 

I wanted to make it about visiting with them.

C. And they're fun and sometimes you need them to be more creative.

Kept a lot of ephemera. 

Which helps a lot when you can't remember

what city, state, place you were in.

Especially receipts and things that happened a long the way.

If you don't know - we live full time in our RV and

after we winter in FL we move around the country, and I'd like to say on a whim,

but hubby has it all planned out.

Mostly.

I also decided along with permission to not be chronological

but to not stress over photos not being "'perfect" because

that was never going to happen anyway

but scrap them anyway.

OOOOhhh

The page below is the first time I glued something on the outside.

I know quite the rebellion.

LOL.

I also gave myselft permission to not have to put 

something on every photo although that

took a lot longer to get over.

Seriously.

My husband had an idea, I didn't think it was great til later,

to take a picture of our camp site 

for future reference.

I didn't take one here, but I have other photos

of the campground and I 

think I'll add it to the campground page later.

You'll see - it's fun.

I seriously have issues with this page protector

2x8, 2-4x4

Because the 2x8 doesn't want to stay in the slot and

it makes me crazy.

However, because I became bored with only the others

I decided to just roll with the crazy and suck it up.

I have also since I do landscape, concentrate on portrait

but if not, print a 4x6 and cut it down.

Follow me for more goofy tips.

Ah my best friend since jr. high. 

Love that we can get together and SHE was the 

one who remembered to take a picture.

Fun with the grandkids celebrating grandpop's birthday.

Celebrating holidays without photos

and giving chops to my hubby who roasts

our coffee on the road.

LIfe is great.

I also need to get better on the journaling part.

For some reason I also need permission to do mushy

and more poetic instread of just the facts.

More permisison to put cards in the 3x4 slot landscaped.

I am out of control.

🤣🤣🤣

Love making my own project life cards.

Chilling on using a lot of stuff on pictures.

If you got this far reading....we're taking a break for the next few.

Well except to point out the photo of my handsome

favorite eldest son and his girl Shyla.

Sooooo good as it's been awhile.

Tags come in soooo handy when one forgets

a. to take pictures.

b. one forgets to use a PL card

So tag to the rescue.

Here's a photo of our camp - actually on a  map

of the camp.

I love that flower photo. 

Playing with my 50mm lens.

I took a challenge to use it for a month

and I have to say it's been interesting.

😬

Last page!!!

You made it!!!

So, originally, we were going to head west, but plans changed

and we're gonna stay on the east coast.

So I had an east coast album and west coast album planned.

So now I have Part 1 and Part 2 until I think

of something more clever. 

It'll be awhile.

🤪

 

Sightseeing on the New Hampshire side

Roaming around in Portsmouth we turned

to check out Strawberry Banke 

and it was a museum of houses back 

in the day.

I caught this house as we blew by

We zipped down to Rye Harbor and found some working

boats moored.

And some just hanging out.

If you're a #Wicked Tuna fan we found the Pinwheel,

Tyler's boat moored in the marina.

I usually root for him to win.

Not sure why but I do.

And then lighthouses I previously posted, this is from

the NH side and that is Whaleback lighthouse.

Poser

White Island Light house and if you'll notice

from the other photo here and it was

and optical illusion as Whaleback isn't

on the same piece of land as this lighthouse.

I just liked this.

This is Constitution Lighthouse and I got the house

this time.

Another view with a sailboat posing.

And Whaleback from another view on down the road.

Who doesn't love a lighthouse.

A visit to the Maine Wildlife Park

With my good pals Gail and Joe.

We've been camping in their driveway for a few years.

But not anymore we're too big

but it's still fun to get together.

Me and Joe.

I made friends with a moose more or less.

He was being snotty and I was having trouble with

keeping my fingers out of the whole selfie thing.

Thus the face.

A bald eagle snarfing down a snack.

A coyote on the prowl.

Moose decided to be a bit more friendly.

Grrr on the fences though.

and this proud poser.

and totally blossoms.

They are quite snippy critters.

A lynx prowling around.

 

a red fox soaking up the sun.

And yes its red.

And I don't see it either LOL.

a golden eagle.

which looks mostly green

there was a lot of green going on.

A bear in a bush.

You don't see that too often.

Seriously.

It's a really cool refuge and this was

the right time of year to go.

Hardly anyone was there and the animals

were happy to be out.