This blog is partly about me encouraging myself to be more vulnerable and less guarded as if I was speaking with a friend face to face. This week I have struggled with many things and drank lots of tea! Lets start with the tea. It has been quite cool first thing in the mornings, Fall…
Author: Lou
Homecoming
This week has been one of much activity for the college as staff and students prepared for homecoming weekend. The maintenance building had a full whiteboard of tasks displayed that needed to be done leading up to Friday afternoon. At the start of the week, we and another couple worked together in a two-story historic…
Travel Day
Yesterday was a travel day for us after being stationary for two months in the beautiful mountain area of North Carolina. T and I really enjoyed serving at The Cove and introducing two new couples to the SOWER RV ministry, being able to reconnect with several friends that lived within a couple of hours of…
Fresh Wind
T and I attended a local church today after watching and listening online for three weeks. The worship band led us in the song below this morning. It really spoke to me. We have friends that are hurting and honestly our world needs Jesus!
Places and Faces
This year has seen T and I travelling outside of Texas, purchasing a different RV, serving at many different Christian camps and organizations, reacquainting ourselves with horses, meeting up with old and new friends over an abundance of food, spending time with family, enjoying many dog walks/snuggles, experiencing the great outdoors on numerous wonderful scenic…
Journaling
I have journaled on and off over the years and find it very helpful to process my thoughts and feelings. Since June I have tried to be more consistent as I found myself struggling. I am not going to go into why because that time has passed now but I have found myself really enjoying…
Gluten Free Summer Baking
Using a RV oven is not always optimal for baking, but this Summer I had the gift of using a regular size oven to try some Summer bread recipes for the maintenance guys where we have been volunteering. The mountain area of North Carolina seems to be a place where you can easily grow many…
Grain Free Banana Bread
T was feeling a little left out with me doing so much baking for the maintenance guys. We had been collecting over ripe bananas in our freezer so felt it was time to make some banana bread and give T some extra love! I had subscribed to Dr Jockers email newsletter many months ago and…