Tuesday, December 12, 2006
A brief family history of 2006
Early in the year Charlie, the dedicated employee, over-stressed physically on the job and suffered injury to his lower back. This resulted in a spinal shot, time off from work and physical therapy. Finally, the doctor released him and he returned to work.
The environment there was a whole lot less than favorable, and the decision was made to sever the relationship and retire.
We had listed the house with a local broker, did some maintenance and upgrade on the place, and went to Missouri for the summer.
There, we have a house to use, lots of space for a garden, and our favorite youngest daughter and her husband as neighbors.
As the real estate market deteriorated it seemed unlikely the house would sell and that was OK with us. The entire effort was a “fleece”. If God wanted us to sell the house someone would buy it. Otherwise, we would continue there as we had for the previous thirty-four plus years. Offers to sell at a lower price were rejected.
Near the end of the listing on offer came that didn’t seem viable, but in two weeks we had returned to Florida and moved out.
Our son Robert had a large fifth wheel RV he wanted to sell. We bought it, moved it to an RV park, kind’a moved in and went to Texas for the Live Strong ride, visits in Texas with Donna, an in-law, Carolyn, a cousin, and returned to Missouri to enjoy the fall and prepare some land for a garden.
Now we have returned to Florida where Charlie does part time handy man work.
Aren, our favorite oldest granddaughter is a student at FGCU here in Fort Myers and we are blessed to have her visiting several times a week. She and Carol go shopping and have done some sewing together.
We are looking forward for what God has for us during our “seasoned” citizen years. Since our favorite youngest and her husband are on track to adopt two little deaf boys from Ethiopia, it seems likely we will be involved there, with them, a lot.
God is in control, we ask for, and wait for His Guidance.
Shalom for now,
Charlie
Early in the year Charlie, the dedicated employee, over-stressed physically on the job and suffered injury to his lower back. This resulted in a spinal shot, time off from work and physical therapy. Finally, the doctor released him and he returned to work.
The environment there was a whole lot less than favorable, and the decision was made to sever the relationship and retire.
We had listed the house with a local broker, did some maintenance and upgrade on the place, and went to Missouri for the summer.
There, we have a house to use, lots of space for a garden, and our favorite youngest daughter and her husband as neighbors.
As the real estate market deteriorated it seemed unlikely the house would sell and that was OK with us. The entire effort was a “fleece”. If God wanted us to sell the house someone would buy it. Otherwise, we would continue there as we had for the previous thirty-four plus years. Offers to sell at a lower price were rejected.
Near the end of the listing on offer came that didn’t seem viable, but in two weeks we had returned to Florida and moved out.
Our son Robert had a large fifth wheel RV he wanted to sell. We bought it, moved it to an RV park, kind’a moved in and went to Texas for the Live Strong ride, visits in Texas with Donna, an in-law, Carolyn, a cousin, and returned to Missouri to enjoy the fall and prepare some land for a garden.
Now we have returned to Florida where Charlie does part time handy man work.
Aren, our favorite oldest granddaughter is a student at FGCU here in Fort Myers and we are blessed to have her visiting several times a week. She and Carol go shopping and have done some sewing together.
We are looking forward for what God has for us during our “seasoned” citizen years. Since our favorite youngest and her husband are on track to adopt two little deaf boys from Ethiopia, it seems likely we will be involved there, with them, a lot.
God is in control, we ask for, and wait for His Guidance.
Shalom for now,
Charlie
