Journey to Solar Power #3

3/10

It was a nice cool morning as the crew arrived.  They took measurements to know where the posts needed to be trimmed... and then were done for the day.

Journey to Solar Power #2

3/9

The crew is back to begin preliminary installation procedures...and boy did they work hard for one day!

The poles are delivered

and transported to a convenient spot

Then cut into the right sizes

While another crew member refreshes his understanding of drilling holes with the Bobcat

Having to line up the drill just so

Those wholes were deep!

Calling in the cement truck

Being poured into a wheelbarrow for transportation

Making sure the poles are level and straight

Level, and straight...very important!

There happened to be more then enough left over cement...we found a spot for it!

Really... Truly?

This picture is a little blurry, because I was sitting in the back of the room, zooming in with  a small camera.  We had a someone visit our area, and what a treat!  Anyone recognize who it is?  Because of our location, spiritual retreats are rare that involve conference or union personnel much less...!

His translator travels with him...a V.P.

Waiting to hear your response ;)

Favorite Quote Today

Don't just believe in God;

Believe God!

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New Camera

This is how my week began Sunday morning. I tried out my 'new to me' camera that was really my sons camera that he rarely used.  It is taking time to adjust to all the settings and gadgets, but am liking it!

Timing Miracle

It was a journey... just he and I... driving the back roads to our destination for the weekend in our little  2 door car.  The open countryside and farmlands had a calming effect on our thoughts and as our muscles and nerves began to relax it  created an atmosphere for  good conversation.

Up ahead~we saw a stop sign warning. We saw the stop sign~ or so we thought!  But alas, there were two stop signs, and we had only noticed the 2nd one.

Too late we recognized that there was a stop sign much closer~ and on a divided highway with speeding traffic!  No way could we stop for that stop sign the speed we were going. As we came to a stop on the divided highway median, the realization sank in...our car had flown through one section of the divided highway intersection, and we had not gotten hit by an oncoming car!! We were safe, the car was intact, but our hearts were beating fast over what could have been a split  second fatal disaster. Sobering thoughts soaked into our awestruck brains.  God was giving us another chance, letting us know He is not finished with us yet.  There is a reason we are still here and our children are ever more precious to us.

Getting Older...

This is my birthday month, and I happen to be married to someone who likes to plan surprises. Each night for a week, he had been asking me to do something the next day... like make wheat buns, pick up some of my favorite gluten free quick foods while shopping, make sure certain clothes were clean, pack clothes for two days...and as an answer to my inquiries, he would say, "More details to come".  One evening he asked, 

"What time would you like to leave in the morning?" 

How was I to answer that without knowing where we were going??!! 

Here are a few pictures we took to remember this trip: