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There are not too many days in our life where I make a batch of cookies for our youth Christmas party tonight and it hails in the desert. Thanks to our daughter-in-law’s sister, Aimee, for the inspiration of the cookies.

On Sunday we were given special recognition for our part (little part) in helping build the Vietnamese Baptist church of Phoenix. Many people on the stage performed long hard hours of work, quite a few of them were Arizona Baptist Builders volunteers. It was great to see so many from our fellowship in Wickenburg attend this specialContinue reading “Honored….”

Today we were blessed to be a part of the first service in the new building that Norm and I had a small part in constructing.

Another job title we can claim. Our rates are reasonable, we are honest, we will eat your food,  and yes, we will spoil your dog.

These are some tough young cowboys coming up through the ranks of bull riders. 

We worked the snack shack for two days at the high school rodeo and it seems we did a pretty good job, at least that is what we were told. I think these two had a lot to do with our success. 

This is our friend Josh, his daughter Bailey rides and competes (and wins) in high school rodeo. It seems to us that Josh must be pretty high up in the rodeo pecking order as he gets to do cool things like smooth the arena with this jiggy tractor. Norm and I watched for a whileContinue reading “The Rodeo Zamboni…”

Hannah-Banana. She always seems hungry. I have to talk with her parents about that.

I think this gentleman is in the wrong country for a desert campaign..

My Mom, along with another senior member of my family, cannot seem to grasp the concept of photography. I say, “Stand over there and let me take your picture.” This should start an involuntary process that results in some sort of grin, or better yet a smile. But, no, not a chance. I guess IContinue reading “Say, ‘Hairy Cheese-burger’…”

Sometime toward the end of September, Dr. Norm declared her heel healed. She started walking without the small wrap and would not go to the eight week date (Oct. 6) her real Doctor ordered. Long story short, exposed as a quack for self diagnosis, Norm is back in the boot.  

“The moral principles and precepts contained in the scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws. All the miseries and evils which men suffer from vice, crime, ambition, injustice, oppression, slavery, and war, proceed from their despising or neglecting the precepts contained in the Bible.”  

We have a love-hate relationship with Wal-Mart. We like the store, but getting in and out in a timely manner, is most of the time, not possible. Without fail, check out lanes are scarce.  Those same stores in small towns are no lines, no waiting.  Although we have never spent the night in a Wal-MartContinue reading “An RV in a Wal-Mart parking lot…”

Warren and I have trained a lot together, but this is our first time on a real call-out. We had a great time working and fellow-shipping with all the guys. Warren is a prison chaplain so he was always asking to pray for the homeowners and seeking those that were hurt and searching for meaningContinue reading “Warren, our Blue Hat…”

Home is kind of a misnomer. Our home is wherever we park it, this trip is a solo run from Oklahoma City Oklahoma to Minot North Dakota and return to Oak city. The route up was, on one hand terrific, seeing areas where I had yet to travel, but I traveled on too many roads thatContinue reading “The Road to home…is where it sits…”

Mind to work and a heart to pray…

Eldon and I have worked together on 2 call outs so far this year, and we still have a few months remaining. He is great to be around when you are working for the Lord. Eldon has a quiet way to show the love of Christ, and he takes very good photos, lots of them!Continue reading “Eldon…”

I noticed to late that I had grabbed the wrong hat. This is really Norm’s hat and I didn’t quite know how to break the news about jacking her hat up, so I thought I would just put the information here. I hope she doesn’t read it for a while. 

I heard this recently, a question, ‘What if you had to come back as another person, who would that person be?’ I would want to come back as Norm’s second husband.

Everyone else on our call out I have worked or trained with, but this was my first time working with Richard and I can not say enough nice things about him. A great worker and a wealth of information that came in handy for our task. We spent a lot of time together riding fromContinue reading “Here’s Richard…”

This is Ed, a Pastor from Bisbee on his second call out with me. I first met Ed in Sierra Vista working the fires there and took an instant liking to him. I really like his down home style and can’t wait to visit his church to hear him preach someday. Ed gave the morningContinue reading “Here’s Ed…”

In the midst of the rebuilding of homes, the debris piles, and all the new FEMA trailers, I saw this. I read today that we are either in the valley for repose or reflection or we are on the top of the mountain for discovery and strength.

This is how I have felt since hitting the ground running in this thriving town. Our team has hit the good homes of Minot with our pressure washer and sprayers washing and spraying every house we have been assigned (all but one really). Things have really been looking up on this trip compared to myContinue reading “Welcome to Minot…”

We go camping , swimming and take shelter from an almost tornado. Record heat and great food cooked outdoors made for a fun time. We spent two days camped right across the road from the beach and Leo had a play ground all to himself.

It is a sad thing, that I can remember fuel prices even lower then the last time these pumps provided gas for sale. 

One of her gifts was this new boot, much lighter than the former ‘Star Wars’ boot. That might have been the best present, at least for her foot. 

As all things have been, so they continue to be, with me being a day behind. We left our base station Tuesday morning and headed for one of our favorite camp grounds in New Mexico. Just a little over 400 miles and much diesel fuel later we arrived at the Bar S RV park inContinue reading “Late as usual…”

Hanging around waiting for my Mom to get back from her trip, this freeloader took up residence in her carport.

I wonder how strong those potatoes are and I’m not sure I would want to consume them. If you look closely, the label on the boxes states ‘Hallmark.’ There were no cards in those containers, just cans of food.

Sometimes you just have to find humor where you can.

The perils of being in charge! Jim thought it was pretty funny. Yes, that is a big smile behind that mask. But for that matter, so did Don. Fun with the power washer. Well, it is all fun and games until someone wets their pants!

On every call out I have been on the Lord has blessed me with great teammates. I could not have picked three better guys to work with. Twenty hours in the truck, dragging a trailer to get here and we are just growing stronger as friends and brothers in Christ. We have been eating, sleepingContinue reading “Minot North Dakota….”

My room-mate, Boden. As room-mates go, he was okay except for one problem, his side of the room. Boden’s side made my side look really bad. There is nothing like getting shown up by a twelve year old.  If he was not such a cool dude, I would have kicked him in the shin!  

“I am really looking forward to the next (at least) eight weeks of wearing this ‘Star Wars’ looking boot and styling on my crutches.” You go, girl!  

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