I have been asked to share my testimony at this year's women's conference at Mansfield First Assembly.  I will be in the morning session on the 19th.  The conference cost is $20 and from 9am-3pm.  If you know me, I would love to have you come out for moral support.  This is the first time I will be sharing in length, quite a bit of what Gary and I have been through and how we do what we do and stay sane with God's help and guidance.  If you would like more information of to register, use the "Contact Us" tab above and I will be more than happy to help you out.
 
This, ladies and gentlemen is our "future" new home.  Brutus (Gary names this one) will be in IN for the installation of the lift for Gary, for a couple of months and we should have him in our driveway mid-June.  We would like to thank Bill & Shirley of Loveland, CO for their generosity in driving him to IN for only the cost of fuel and lodging.  God brings people into our lives for a reason and this couple has, in a very short time, become very dear to us and we are so excited to see them again when we visit CO.  Click on each picture for a description and how it plays a part in the placement for Gary and his wheelchair.  God is doing awesome things in our lives right now and we thank all of your for your continued support and prayers.  Blessings for a wonderful week,  G & Ra
 
Saturday, May 5th from 10am - 2pm I am having a 31 Open House to celebrate our NEW Summer Catalog.  Lots of great new patterns and products, why not come on over and check it out.  As well, as a BIG garage sale Saturday 9am - 4pm and Sunday 12pm - 4pm.  We still have stuff available for sale, including the house so come on out and help us move this merchandise.  Blessings to all for a great week.
 
Well, the day started like any other day.  Both up early, with lots to do.  On this Good Friday, we wanted to do service unto the Lord for dying on this day for us, so up to the Earles we went to help them get ready for Easter at their home.  Since Gary's laptop is portable and the Earle's have WiFi, Gary could do his usual emails and making phone calls.  After a FaceTime chat with our oldest grandson, Parker, Gary called Bill the owner of the RV that we have been gathering information on.  The phone call ended, and Gary announces "I have some news . . . we just bought an RV!"  Ok so after I picked my jaw up off the ground and a short burst of tears for all of us Gary gave us all the information and well, let's just say we are certain beyond all doubt that this was truly God bringing Bill to us because this man came down in price before we even asked and then volunteered to drive it to the modification company in IN for us from CO for only the cost of fuel.  It is truly amazing how God moves people directly into your path to help you out and on top of that when they don't even know you is truly amazing.  Thank you Lord for all you are doing in our lives in preparation for this journey.  With you as our co-pilot, we are sure to be going in the right direction. 
 
I decided to put the BMW out front, just on a whim, with a for sale sign in front of it at 10am and by 1pm it was SOLD!  Then the gentlemen that bought it came back and bought quite a bit of our tools and various items that we had in the basement.  Thank you Lord for bringing the right person into our lives at just the right time to get rid of some of this stuff.
 
OK, so we all know the economy right now is not great, but we serve an AMAZING GOD!!!  We had our first Open House today and get this . . . 12 people came through, 3 are interested  and we even sold some more household items to a couple that came through the open house.  Can you say . . . AWESOME!!!!  When we contacted our realtor, Tim Hester of Coldwell Banker he had to tell us about the economy and that it is really not a seller's market right now and our reply was, God has a perfect buyer for this house and he will bring that buyer here to purchase it in his time not ours.  Our Lord's timing is always perfect, never late, never early always, right on time.  Thank you Lord for that buyer and we look forward to meeting them soon!!!
 
We are in Hartville again today for my niece, Mary's 5th birthday!  We had a great time and while there received a phone call from my Uncle Joe.  We don't know what we would do without him regarding our first purchase of an RV.  He and Aunt Nancy have owned several over the years and they is a plethora of information and willing to share it all with us from battery size, to interior fan, generator capacity, etc., etc., etc.  Thank you Lord for such an amazing couple!  Much love and prayers to you both Aunt Nancy & Uncle Joe, we look forward to caravaning with you sometime when we are all out on the road!