November 9, 2014. Fulton, Mississippi. On The Road Again

From April 11 until yesterday, two days shy of seven months, our motor home was a resident of Arkansas. It did have a few days in Branson, MO with our friends Larry and Kari, but other than that it was a Razorback and was a big contributor to the Arkansas economy. In two visits to Searcy it had nearly all it's windows defogged and a window leak "almost" fixed, in Mountain View it had six new tires and other repairs "almost" done, in Rogers it had a tow package installed, an inverter repaired and other repairs "almost" accomplished. The nature of RV repairs, we are learning, is that there is always something to be fixed and it usually takes a few times to get it fixed "right" and it always costs a lot.
But Arkansas was great. We had a super time, met wonderful people wherever we stopped and have made some friends we will have for a long time. The Passion Play experience was an experience and one we hope to do again next year. For now we are "in transit" and have to relearn all the duties of Karen keeping us between the lines and me juggling the travel plans, the nightly places to stay, Gas Buddy, weight and height issues and guiding Karen in and out of places where motor homes (now with car-in-tow) can and cannot go. Our first night away from Eureka Springs we were in a Hobby Lobby parking lot in Jonesboro, AR and now we are in a Corps of Engineers Campground a few feet from the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in Fulton, MS. God provides and we are grateful. It's good to see diesel prices under $3.20 where they were getting close to $4.00 earlier in the year. God is Good and we are so blessed to be living as we are with a freedom we have always had, but appreciate so much more now. Our time is God's time and we feel no pressure to be "on time" as we were for so many years of our life. Yes, we still have worldly responsibilities, but we relish the slower pace, the back roads and the chance to serve God and serve others as He calls us. Yesterday we were pretty much on fast roads because there were few options, but today we plan to go rural, avoid Birmingham and Atlanta and see some small towns and slower roads as we make our way to Madison, GA. Thank You, Lord.

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