Are we too loud to hear?

Nov 29, 2016

Finally made it to El Paso and beyond.  There was still some wind, but not like the day before.  Knowing I had to be in Las Vegas for the conference, I decided to go until I got tired, stopping only for bathroom breaks and gas. 

I had been having trouble with my left mirror, it would not stay positioned so I could see.  It would get out of position when I would shut the driver door or with the wind.  I looked and saw where it looked like it could be tightened by an Allen wrench.  I looked for one I thought I had but didn't find it.  Then I thought, "maybe a truck driver would have one".

 I stopped for a break and parked next to a nice red truck with the hood up and took my break and got ready to leave.  As I started to leave the driver came out.  I had seen him asking a homeless man, who was cleaning "house"(his car), if he needed help, so I thought he might be a Christian.  He was looking under the hood of his truck where a hose to the radiator was leaking, we talked and I ask him if he knew Jesus.  He said , "Yes, saved, sanctified and delivered."  His name was Michael and lived between the Dallas FTHCM Church and the Oklahoma City FTHCM Church.  He was kind to loan me his allen wrenches and I tightened my mirror and IT WORKED!

I passed El Paso and turned off the highway in Anthony, TX, to  take a break, and there, right before my eyes was a Camping World, (a place where they have camping supplies and a repair shop, and sell RV's while you wait for repairs).  I needed to get the water situation checked on and get a strap to hold my awning from being caught in the wind.  I went to the service desk and the man told me they wouldn't even be able to look at it that day and maybe couldn't get to it for two days.  Well, that wouldn't work, BUT, he told me how to handle it so it wouldn't be a problem until I have time to get it fixed. (probably needs a new water pump because the valve is bad.)  Two independent RV repair guys told me that ( In the mouth of two or three witnesses....). Praise the Lord!

I drove on  through New Mexico to Tucson, AZ , went through the city to avoid the traffic in the morning and stopped at a Cracker Barrel for the night.  I was surprised, I had driven 501 miles in 14 hours, at 6.9 miles per gallon (with wind).  I was not really tired but I was noticing that I was not as alert, and I didn't waste any time getting to bed.

Nov 30, 2016

I woke up early and left at 6:45 AM , it was 20 degrees! WHAT!

Tucson, Arizona? I am going North, this "warmer in the South" thing is not what it is cracked up to be!

What an interesting, beautiful and amazing drive to Las Vegas, Nevada!   After going through Phoenix, AZ.,  I left the freeway and started North on Hwy 93, great roads, no traffic, and every few miles was a beautiful view, all different, I took pictures out of the window, just holding the phone up and clicking, not even looking, but I got some good pictures. Mountains, Joshua Tree Forrest,  vistas, cactus, canyons, dry rivers (washes), quaint towns(one established in 1883).  

I got 7.5 miles per gallon, the RV likes the Mountains better.  I also lowered my speed to 65 miles per hour.  The lower miles per gallon before was driving 70-75 ( in an 80 mph zone) with the wind.

 I arrived in Las Vegas at 3:30 PM.  After I hooked up in a great site, across from the laundry room, and near the pool (forget about it, too cold, 55 in the day).  The RV park is in the City and only 12 minutes from the Convention Center and Free for me.  Woopee! 

I then was picked up by my friend, Rosemary's (lives in Oregon) Daughter-in-Law, who drives for Uber around 5 PM.  She brought my Shaklee order and dropped me off at the Airport Car Rental place.  Wonderful people (I adopted 5 of them), they did the impossible and rented me a car without a Credit Card! (Car Rental places don't take Debit Cards).  Who knew?  They were awesome, so kind and helpful. Rental car for $4.41 per day, including taxes & fees only came to $18.13 per day.  (There is a story, but I won't share it now).  God is real, and works through people.  You can't leave Him out of any picture!  The God of the Universe (40,000,000,000,000 billion stars...who counted them?) loves us and cares about our "little things", that are important in His plan for our lives!

I got a cute little Nissan car, matches the RV, and easy to drive.  I went to the Convention Center to register, at first they couldn't find my registration, then after going to different tables, meeting a lot of different people, they worked it out.  What was my attitude with all of the "hold ups" ( 4 1/2 hours, I didn't get back until 9:30 PM).  I believe that "...all things work together for good to them that Love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose".Rom.8:28  We don't always know the outcome, and may not know until we get to Heaven, it's OK, the stress attached to fretting, fussing, worry, getting angry etc... is too COSTLY!  AND ALL THAT DOES IS KEEP UP THE NOISE SO WE CANNOT HEAR GOD'S INSTRUCTIONS!  He has a still small voice.

These peaceful times with Jesus are so amazing, no TV, no radio (21 stations in Spanish, no English ones), only an occasional teaching CD,  gives us a time to Fellowship together and enjoy the diverse and amazing wonders of His Universe that He made just for us! Woopee!

Dec. 1, 2016

Woke up early again, good habit for the Convention to come, got some things organized, wrote this because I probably won't have time to write again until after the Convention. It starts tonight,5PM-9PM, Fri goes 10AM-4 and 6PM-10Pm, Sat 10-4, &6-9PM and Sunday 10:30AM.