La Belles on Wheels

Our time here in WA is speeding by quickly but we’ve very much enjoyed seeing family and spending time together. Here are a few pictures to tell the story.

Sandy helped grandpa Davis clear out the tall grass at the back of the house so grandpa Hulsizer (from Spokane) could drop off the RV that most of us would be staying in during our visit here. Thank you Sandy 🙂

I was able to put a door on grandpa’s shed yesterday. The funny thing about this shed is that I built the walls and roof 14 years ago during a visit. Wes, Chantry’s dad, was supposed to finish it by putting the door on it but never got around to it. So I was able, after all these years, to finish the job!

We’ve so much enjoyed visiting with family. It’s hard to be over 3000 miles away from your loved ones. It makes visits few and far between. So we’re very thankful for this opportunity.

We had a nice dinner Thursday night with my dad and stepmom and my brother Paul and most of his family (Greg, Owen, and Andi missed this photo).

Chantry’s uncle Duane went home to be with the Lord on Apr 11. We’re grateful that the family postponed the memorial service until we could attend. The service will be held today at 2 PM at Christian Life Center in Port Orchard, the Assembly of God church I was attending when I met Chantry in 1988.

After the memorial service we should be heading over to Paul’s house for dinner.

Thank you for your prayers!

Until next time… 🙂

We finally arrived in Poulsbo, WA at Chantry’s dad’s place. This is our final stop before heading to Astoria, OR (on the 13th) from where I and the boys will start our bike trek back (on the 14th). Our last few days in Spokane Valley were spent relaxing with family. Check out the pictures!

Continue reading “The end before the beginning.”

We had a wonderful final day of travel. Waking up in Bozeman on June 2–my 45th birthday!–I went to Starbucks for my free birthday drink 🙂 and then came back to the motel lobby for a time of reading and prayer to God.

Continue reading “Praise God, we made it.”

We had an awesome day today. We left Gillette, WY at 10:30 this morning, after family worship, and arrived here in Bozeman, MT by 10 PM, after a long drive through God’s beautiful creation. We’re staying in the Lewis and Clark Motel and should be on our way to Thompson Falls, MT in the morning.

Continue reading “Another awesome day”

Thank you all for your prayers! We got out of White River much sooner than expected and reached our destination in Gillette, WY by 10:30. So let me quickly bring you up to speed before we head out for today’s journey.

Continue reading “Up and driving!”

We broke down in the middle of nowhere-White River, South Dakota. The wheel hub assembly on the front passenger tire went out. I’m grateful to the Lord that it did not go out while driving 80 miles an hour on I-90. I began hearing the scratching sound as we approached Murdo, South Dakota. We pulled over at Murdo to gas up and then headed towards the Badlands. When it started again I pulled over at a repair shop in White River. Please pray for a quick repair. We are waiting for the part to come from a town 30 minutes away. Thank God they had it! 

The town has no hotel or place to stay so we’re just walking around waiting for the part to come and then waiting for a 2 hour repair. The town has just over 500 people and one of the old-timers said you can talk on one end of the town and a person on the other end of town can hear you 🙂

It looks like we’re here for another three hours so we’re gonna walk through town to see if we can’t circle it a few times while we’re waiting.

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Where do I begin!? So much has happened since my last post. We just arrived at the home of our long-time dear friends Dan and Karin Donovan in Sanborn, Iowa. We’ve had three long days and no good means of getting onto the internet since Saturday night at the Jekel’s. So let me bring you up to speed with some narrative and a few great pictures.

Continue reading “Time for an update”

After a non-stop Friday of cleaning, organizing, and packing, it was a real joy when today started out right on schedule. We left the house just before 7:00, all packed up and ready for our first day on the road.

Continue reading “Our first day on the road”