We met up with Mark last night for dessert (Mark is the assistant pastor at Morning Star - he wrote the article on Della). He’s down here for a few days helping at Della’s house. Today, Jeremy and he are working there on different projects . . . and I’m packing stuff up to send back with Mark, so we don’t have to ship it! Yippee! It’s fun to figure out what you can live without for 3 weeks . . . after all, we are going to be downsizing from an RV to a 2-door Cavalier (and don’t forget the cat!). So we REALLY need to send stuff on ahead! Thankfully, we’ll be at different churches each week (in AL, RI, MI), so no one will know if we wear the same thing to each church service . . . oops! I guess the secret is out now! :)

We are planning on working at Della’s house for the last dozen days we are down here. Mark will be here until Thursday morning . . . then Bill, also from Morning Star, will be joining us. Bill is a carpenter, so Della will have nicely hung trim in her house - I shudder to think what it would look like if I attempted it! We will be doing a lot of finish work like painting, installing sinks, caulking the tub, and such. I’ll try to remember to take pictures!

Here is the itinerary for the rest of the month . . . ready? Hang on, cuz it will take you all over the country! :)

Feb 19th after church - leave to go to Rhode Island (21+ hours)
Feb 20th - arrive in Rhode Island
Feb 21st, 22nd - return RV to its owners, give a report to Cornerstone Church
Feb 23rd - drive to Michigan (13 hours)
Feb 24th, 25th, 26th - spend time with Jeremy’s family and celebrate “Christmas in February”
Feb 27th - drive to Illinois (6 hours)
Feb 28th - Jeremy flies out to California for a conference

Phew! I’m out of breath just thinking about it! :) Seriously, we are looking forward to seeing friends in RI, and spending time with family in MI. And, of course, going home! Thank you all for your prayers. They mean so much to us!