Semi-Nomadic
2.44pm – I’m sitting in the passenger seat of my Uncle David’s truck as we’re zooming up I-85 North with my new home attached to the rear end. (So, if you end up reading this David, this is what I was, is, am over here typing) The past 24 hours have me to the point of wanting to take a nap but – OH MY GOODNESS! REGULAR UNLEADED IS $1.92 DOWN HERE IN SC!! Just had to get that out as we passed that – it is somewhat of an unspoken rule to stay awake with the driver, as if he has a choice, on trips that are challenging such as this. After a full day with his family in Rockingham yesterday, David pulled out from his house shortly after 8pm, picked me up and drove all the way down to Newnan, GA, arriving at 2am. A lot of sacrifice it is and our gratitude is immeasurable.
Neither of us are trailer-hauling experts, "but we did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night" in the very LAST 2 double bed room they had. Another understood rule… no guys shacking-up together in the same bed on a road trip unless the alternative is sleeping in a bush outside in 23-degree weather and that is still pushing it. Glory to God that He provided our room!
So, we fell out of our beds this morning around 7:45am to make the 3-mile drive down to Harvest Centers to pick up the RV. Pastor Preston told me it would be a tight fit in getting it out from behind the building but the word tight in this context would make Spandex look baggy. Long story short, if the church had been sitting 2 inches further back on the property, David wouldn’t have been able to make the turn out. I ain’t even got to explain how much God was in that deal!
Pastor Preston and Willy, one of the local fellas, were there to help us get it out. Preston is a very polite generous man who is in love with Jesus. I asked him to pray for us before we left and he graciously obliged. So, we hopped back into what David’s boys call “The Deez” and punched in the address for the hotel to go back and get cleaned up. IHOP prepared us with French Toast and an omlette before we hit I-85 North. So far, the trip has been extremely easy with no real issues at all or even worth mentioning… or even worth mentioning about worth mentioning… you get the picture… —-> God is Good! This trip has been too easy for any explanation other than God so if you have the chance thank Him along with us!
