October 6, 2013
Wayne is now officially "62" our long arrived destined golden age. With retirement from our jobs only 21 weeks away we are getting excited about the journey. Excited and delirious - are we crazy or what? We have so much to do to get ready to go on the road full-time. Our belongings are walking out the door slowly but surely with God sending the right person at the right time to buy or "take off our hands" the right thing - His timing is perfect, just keep reminding ourselves! This week we sold our boat. Hopefully every week we will continue to get rid of more items. I am even having to sell all my large woodworking tools. Craigslist is becoming my friend and constant companion. I may have to add ebay items as well for smaller things.
Our last vacation (OBX) was perfect in every way including meeting new folks that are doing the same things we will be doing in the near future and meeting with a National Park Service Volunteer educating us in that direction to sprinkle our future with serving our country in a small but exciting way.
Last night we met with our mentors from Sower Ministry of which we will be joining them for our first project assignment in March located in Leesburg, FL - Lee & Lib Bowling. Just say'n......God even orchestrated that meeting of new friends to encourage us to let God do His work in us in our retirement years. Right now we feel like our lives are in "roller coaster" mode.......getting fast and furious as start to come over the top of the climb! Stay tuned...........it'll get better and better.
Lots of decisions to make yet as we get ready to sell the house, furniture, motorcycle, etc. We also have to decide where we will call home. This will include registering vehicles, driver's license, mail service, voter registration, banking, etc. Just what everyone needs to do as they go into retirement. Are we crazy?
We have finished the renovations on the motorhome. The desk unit is complete after having a Corian countertop installed. Surface Products did a great job and we would highly recommend them. We figured we needed a place to use the computer, store files and print items we need. We also installed LED lights throughout the coach and even had to replace a few fixtures. The only thing left is to get new tires as we start the new year. Having worked for Bridgestone Firestone, we are looking at what tires they have, but will probably get the best deal on the best tires that we can find. This is especially true after hearing about the tire blowout on a church bus this past week that resulted in 8 deaths.
Stay tuned for the continuing journey towards our retirement. Are we Crazy? Don't tell us we are, just pray for us!
