Trek to Florida 11/21- 4/22

What a whirlwind 2 months.. I retired, we sold our house, went to Costa Rica , just spent a month at EastFork Campground and today our next adventure begins as we start a week trek to FloridaRead more
Colors

Beautiful blue skies and changing leaves!
1st Night of Journey

Dumplin Apple Valley RV park
Good Morning

Watching the sunrise
Beautiful sights on Scenic ByPass
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Psalms 19:1
Hello Georgia

Fun 3 days in TN with Don and Barb...next stop Stone Mountain Georgia
Beautiful Campground in Stone Mountain Park
Stone Mountain carving - Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson and Jefferson Davis
Stone Mountain

God's masterpiece...beautiful morning
Hiked 1 mile to top of mountain - elevation 786 ft
Granite mountain..only 1/3 exposed
Robert E Lee (middle) is as tall as a 9 story building
Florida-bound

Lots of cotton fields in Southern Georgia
Made it to Florida..still a little chilly - waiting for some sunshine!!
Dade City

Made it to our home for the next month!
Got to add 2 more states on our map!!
Dade City is In "heart" of Florida
There are heart signs throughout town
Habitat for Humanity

Starting our first build
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that helps people in your community and around the world build or improve a place they can call home.
we are not justRead more
More HH

Work Schedule
8:00am meet for job assignments,
devotion and prayer
10:00am break
12:00pm lunch
3:00pm clean up
Finished putting up plywood and trim in storage shed. Tomorrow we paint
We getRead more
Around Dade City

We had Thursday off for Veterans Day
Walked around town
Lots of Live Oak trees with Spanish Moss
We had group pot luck for dinner - great group of people - from New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont andRead more
Hillsborough River State Park

Fun day hiking trails
Beautiful with all the palm trees
Finished the day with bonfire at campground!
Another wonderful day in paradise!

Starting our 2nd week working in Dade City
This is Jose's favorite saying everyday!
Seeking to put God's love in action.
Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities , andRead more
CARE-A-VANNERS Build #2

Starting another 2 weeks in Dade City
Had a great week home to see family and friends
Beautiful sunrise from plane on flight back to Florida
Many of same people with this build and added couple fromRead more
End of build..heading for home!!

Another great week and second build
Enjoyed fellowship with our forever friends
Ready to start 2 new homes when we get back in January!
Ended week with Dade City Christmas Parade
3rd H4H Build

Happy to be back in Dade City and to be working with Habitat again
Got to see some friends from last year and meet new people
Camp is full with 12 couples and 1 single lady.
We got to start buildingRead more
Another end of a build

Great 2 weeks
We were able to set outside walls on 2 houses and got trusses up on one
Another great potluck and music from Bill
Surprise birthday cake...Barbs birthday is the 14th, mine the 15th andRead more
H4H #4 Build

Jan. 16 -Jan.29
Still in Dade City
Said goodbye to some friends and meet new ones!
Celebrated my birthday with getting a new camper!
No work on first Monday in rememberance of Martin Luther KingRead more
Lettuce Lake Park

Enjoyed a day off at the park
Loved walking through nature and enjoying the sunshine!
Day Off

Took the day off to spend the day with friends Bob and Sherry Dick at Apollo Beach
Watching the manatees
Another build comes to an end

Another great 2 weeks
Ready to sheet first house, trusses almost done on second house.
Rehab on North should be complete next week!!
Fun Potato Bar for our group dinner
Vaughn got new apron - forRead more
Finished rehab house

Started back in December - demo the kitchen, lay new flooring, paint
Finished this week!
It's Birthday Week❤

Original flight on Friday the 4th was cancelled due to ice in Cincinnati so our flight was rescheduled for Monday.
We got to be home for Ethan's birthday 2/9 and Beckett's birthday 2/13
We also gotRead more
H4H #5

Glad to be back after week home
Much progress has been done on the 2 houses on Church!
Fun game night of cornhole on Tuesday and potluck on Thursday.
We spent week making picnic tables for studentRead more
Arnold & Rosado Dedications

What a blessing to attend 2 home dedications this week.
Loved the symbolic gift basket
Lots of gifts from community- plants, quilt from East Pasco Quilters and local family foundation gave $1000 toRead more