God is good!

When we first moved to Utah, we went to a birthday party for Mark’s sister, Sharon. There were family members there that I had never met before, and I got to talking with one of Mark’s sisters-in-law about quilting. Sharon hadn’t been aware before that I sew, so when we got home, she contacted me and asked if I’d be interested in some sewing machines that Mark’s mom had left when she died. I said I would, so when she came down to see our house, she brought them with her.

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Whew! Hot!

In Price today, the high was 41°. The temperature in the RV today in Arizona got up to 82°. I’m not used to this! Neither are Mark and the dogs. Price has been a holy terror on this trip, eating everything he can get into, including our chocolate. That’s not supposed to be good for dogs, but nothing seems to faze him!

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We’re Ho-ome!

We arrived at our new home late in the afternoon on Monday. I had been looking forward to sunshine because it was such a wet summer in Door County, but we arrived in heavy rain and a thunderstorm that we could see all around us in the mountains.

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From Twin Falls, ID

Today was a day of ups and downs, meaning that we went through a lot of mountains and hills, not the least of which was Cabbage Hill as soon as we left Pendleton. Mark was amazed that we climbed it at 40 mph today! Usually, he says, we can only go 30 or 35 mph. He doesn’t know what made the difference today.

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A day of rest

There are a lot of LDS churches around here, as you might guess, and a handful of mainstream churches. I have looked at all of them online and wasn’t feeling very hopeful, but I was drawn to check out the Greek Orthodox Church here in Price, Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Assumption. I had once visited an Orthodox church in Los Gatos, CA, when we were Workamping there, and was intrigued.

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From Price, UT

Yesterday morning, Pastor Adam came and prayed with us before we left. We’re making our trip north for spring; this is the first year I’ve been sad to leave Arizona. In past years, I have been working at Block Advisors, and by now, I would be a nervous wreck with tics and heavy sighs. This winter, I felt like I found my calling, and, as much as I enjoy my job at the Noble House, I don’t feel as fulfilled in Wisconsin as I have this winter.

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Good Friday

Pastor Adam has been working with me this week to make sure that I can be heard live online and also clearly and distinctly in the recording of my sermon tonight for Good Friday. If you are interested in hearing my sermon, you can watch it live tonight, 6:30 Pacific Time, at: http://tucsonfriends.online.church. If you can’t make it at that time, you can watch a recording of it at: http://YouTube.com/@tucsonfriends/streams. Good Friday to you all!

Stations of the Cross

Several people from my church gathered this afternoon (in 99 F heat) to go to the Degrazia Gallery. Degrazia was an American painter who studied under Diego Rivera. In 1963, he did a series of paintings of the Stations of the Cross that are only brought out during Lent. We weren’t allowed to take pictures of the artwork, but I got photos of some of the other things around the grounds.

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