Life Renewed

This past week has been all about remembering.   The last year, the changes we’ve been through, where we’ve been, where we’ve discussed going, what our goals were.   It’s always good to re-evaluate your life, your vision, your outlook on life, and most importantly, your memories.   Sometimes memories, when they present some unpleasant recollections, it can be tough to brush away the cobwebs to find the good things that happened.   And all of the good gets blinded by a desire to avoid touching those icky cobwebs in the corner of your mind. Well, this past week was time for a major sweeping out of the neurons in search of happiness that existed so long ago.   The cause for this hippocampus housekeeping was my mother’s death.   Our relationship was not always warm and fuzzy.   It could be downright difficult at times.   But I always knew that she loved me, and I loved her.   In searching for a way to express just what I’ve been going th...

At long last, we are settled into our winter landing place – a comfortable campground near The House of Mouse, in Davenport, FL.   It’s a nice mix of retirees who are either snowbirds or living here year-round.   Our friends from church, Donna and Joe, have been here for the past 3+ years, so we were welcomed with open arms.   Not just by them, but everyone around.   What a great feeling, after pretty much keeping to ourselves since we set off on this RVing journey.   This is the first place where folks have been so warm and friendly. Of course, upon our arrival, we had quite the audience.   Folks were coming by to say hello, but mostly to watch the “show” – Tim backing all 45 feet of rig into the campsite, which the campground owner was quite particular about placement of said 45 feet of rig.   We’re here for   5 months, so he INSISTED that we were situated nice and neat and tidy and STRAIGHT on the site!   What a riot that was! ...