Every night when I go to bed I think about how my life is so different than it was just six months ago. The first six months of 2025 were filled with church activities and leading worship as a pastor alongside an amazing group of people in Kelso, Washington. July 1 we began our journey across the U.S.A. to see all the baseball stadiums. If you’ve been following along, you know how that went. We didn’t make it, but there’s still an opportunity to see them all. We’ve got some plans to do that in the future. We made some changes when we got to Canada. Tom was a little too optimistic in our ability to not completely pass out and die from exhaustion.
We had some truck troubles with a death wobble in the northeast. We made it to Florida without dying. Always a good thing, in my opinion and got the truck fixed while we spent time at Disney World. It’s been interesting to have most of what I own in one place. Someone asked me the other day if I had gotten settled in. I told her, “well it’s not hard when everything you have is in your home on wheels.” She thought we had moved to Oklahoma. I don’t have a desire to live permanently in Oklahoma again but it’s been an amazing three months being with family. We’ve certainly enjoyed being able to spend holidays and birthdays and all the days in between with those we love. We’ll be back before too long, I’m sure.
There have been laughs along the way, worries as well. But through it all we had fun. There is so much to see in our country. We barely scratched the surface of the amazing places to see. We had planned to be on the road December 30 but life has a way of telling you where you should be and what you should be doing. So, we’ll be heading west on January 30 instead. We have great stops along the way but aren’t staying as long as we had planned at some of them. We need to be back in Washington state for awhile as we have appointments and I’m eager to get some of my fabric from storage.
That’s another change that I’ve embraced. I am back to sewing/quilting and have big plans for this coming year in getting some things done. Here’s a couple of my projects from 2025. That Christmas tree skirt was made for my cats to lay under the tree, their most favorite thing to do. The tablecloth was a continuation of a table runner I had started years ago. My table isn’t big enough for a big table runner so this seemed like a better idea. I’ve got a quilt going now and more to come!
While 2025 hasn’t been the best of years for many and only God knows what 2026 has in store we are still here. We’re trying to do the best we can for ourselves and for others. I have always hoped to leave this world a better place than I found it. Some days I think that’s not possible, but other days I can see the difference a simple smile, a kind word or a helping hand can make to another person.
I look forward to the adventures to come this new year and I look forward to seeing old friends, making new ones and finding new places in this world to see. My hope and prayer is for people to remember we are in this world and treat each other better.
I hope to see you along the way. Happy New Year!
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