Camp Horizon, March 2014

Whether sunrise, sunset, rain or shine what's not to love about the scenery here on Lake Harris in Florida (about 40 miles north of Orlando).

  

Half way through our first project – whew!  After many retirement parties/dinners and saying good bye to friends and family we were on our way to Florida on Thursday, March 6^th.  We had worn ourselves ragged packing, selling and giving “stuff” away from the house, organizing and cleaning out the existing house on Moss Lake and the RV of which we are now calling “home”.  Amazing that we accumulate in this lifetime regardless of how focused we try to be so as not to clutter our homes!  I now shop and watch advertisements with a new perspective!

A short stay in Savannah and off to our first project in Leesburg, Florida.  The men have been painting, wiring, lawn care, and general clean-up and organization of the camp in order to get it ready for the summer camp season.  As an added bonus, the director’s son is being wed this weekend and all the preparations will make the wedding very memorable.  The women have been cleaning cabins, dorm, lodge, and chapel, washing windows, and general cleaning and helping decorate for the wedding as well.  Next week they will be hosting a “Reactive Attachment Disorder” group of families, some by court order.  So sad to realize that there are people actually suffering from a resistive love/attachment disorder.  They have warned us that we may witness strange behaviors – if you have a “normal” family life, be thankful, hug/kiss your children often and remind them they are loved.

While working in Leesburg we have had the privilege to be within 1 hrs. drive of Wayne’s family so that we can visit his mother most especially since she is working through the last stages of cancer. It’s hard to sit back and watch and wait.

Within ½ mile of our RV is a huge eagle’s nest with 2 eaglets and we get to pass it every time we go somewhere in the car.  The last time we passed one of the eaglets was raised up spreading and flapping his wings…….will not be long till mom and dad boot them out!  It has been inspiring to watch – one of our devotionals was centered around the eagle.  God places many pictures in nature in our paths to remind us of His loving care, God still amazes me!

Philip, Amanda & Lily are coming this weekend for a visit…………..this is great as these g’parents are going thru g’baby withdrawal!  Be prepared for g’baby pics posting to soon appear!

Embarking on an Adventure

Today we embark on an Adventure.........one that we feel God has called us to.  Perfect timing would be to leave around Noon to avoid a mix that will fall from the sky this afternoon in the Piedmont area.  Final cleaning of the house in case it is shown by a realtor, pack last minute things in the RV, deliver Stormin' Norman to his new home and we should be off to "infinity and beyond".  We are exhausted - we have worked harder the last 5 days than any one job we have had in our lifetimes - so when do we get to enjoy "retirement"?  :)  I think when we "start our engine"!  RV crazy? Gail

It has been a busy last couple of weeks.  Retirement lunches from friends and co-workers have kept me off my diet.  The one thing that has kept me on the straight and narrow is dental work that I have had to have done.  Three root canals in the last 3 weeks and more things to come (crowns, extraction and implant).  Why did not this happen when we had insurance?

We have been selling a lot of our things out of the house, but have kept a good bit of the major furniture as we will be back if the house does not sell. This will still be our home base.  It has been interesting trying to fit all we need in an RV.  We will see how successful we were as we are on the road.  We look forward to actually getting busy on those projects and maybe we will actually be able to rest a bit instead of getting ready for the travels.

Timing on the retirement is good as it looks like my mom (Wayne's) may not be with us much longer.  The first project is within about 30 miles of her, so we will be able to spend a good bit of time with her.

Looking forward to our adventure. It is funny how many people say they don't know if they could be in that close of quarter with their spouse for that long.  I am looking forward to it. R V Crazy? Probably yes, but the Bible describes Christians are a peculiar people.  I guess that aptly describes us as well.  Wayne