Tues. 7/22/25, Cleaned camper, pulled some weeds, went to Cathy K’s, went to enjoy Hailey’s stuffed pasta at Melissa’s, went to visit Marie, Stopped at Vikki and Rody’s, Took stuff out to the camper and brought other stuff in from the camper

While I was helping Cathy sort and file papers, I saw she had this picture and a card Bill wrote out for her when she was diagnosed with Parkinsons.  It must be at least 20 years old.

Yummy dinner Hailey made.  Mixed veggies with carrots, cauliflower, and Brussel sprouts.  It was seasoned perfectly too!  She also made yummy stuffed pasta and also seasoned and toasted in the oven small bread slices.  YUM!  Everything was so delicious. Thank you so much for remembering me Hailey and inviting me over to eat.

Picture I took of Isaac in the Jeep when I stopped to visit tonight

Rody is Jeeping for Jesus now!  So cool!  Bill joined too!

I love this cool picture Isaac sent me!!!

I got up at 8 and started a load of laundry.  I thought I would have to take Evan to his piano lesson, but Melissa got home from her dentist appt. to take him.  I went out to the camper and took the sheets off the bed and brought them in to wash too.  I ran the filter on the pool for an hour too.  I pulled weeds and trimmed one lilac bush in the front and also a Carpet Rose.  I came in and warmed up some pizza and ate it.  I listened to Proverbs on my Phone. I put the air on in the camper and put out the awnings to cool it off in there before I scrubbed the floors.   I folded some laundry that was for out in the camper and took it outside.  I also hung the sheets outside on the line.  Then I went in the camper and scrubbed the floor.  I scrubbed it 2 times because it was dirty from 3 weeks of camping.  Thankful there’s no carpet and it cleans up so easy.  

I went to Cathy’s to help her sort and do filing.  It’s been a few months since I’ve been able to help her.  We visited first and she shared a great testimony with me on how she got prayer at church and then was able to run around the church 8 times.  Everyone was clapping and her husband could hardly believe it.  She was diagnosed with Parkinson’s a long time ago and walking has become hard for her.  It was a miracle from God for sure and I am rejoicing with her.  She was in tears telling me about it and I was in tears hearing about it.  What an awesome God.  The person who prayed for her told her to listen to God and she heard God tell her to run at her house every day and praise Him, thank Him and give him all the Glory.  She has been doing that ever since.  We sorted bills, receipts, etc. and put them in piles.  Then I filed them.  We went out to the living room and prayed for each other afterwards.  It was so good spending time together.  We have been friends for a long time and our families love each other.  A super blessing from the Lord.

I got a call from Melissa and Hailey was making her special stuffed pasta and she remembered I told her I wanted to try it next time she made it.  She wanted Melissa to invite me to come over for dinner.  I picked up some hair barrettes for Marie and looked for the kind of shoe laces she needs but couldn’t find them.   Then I went to eat Hailey’s dinner.  Everything was super super delicious!  It was nice getting to see Bruce and hearing that the pain was getting less.  I read his surgical report and it sounds like it was very successful.  They got all the scar tissue out!  Yay!  I have been asking God to take Bruce’s scar tissue away like he took the scar tissue out of Melissa’s lungs.  The doctor getting it out is awesome.  God just took Melissa’s away, but either way it’s God!   Nice seeing all of the rest of the family too.  I helped clear the table, then had to go up and visit Marie and take her the barrettes.  Roy was still there and it was 7:50 when I got there.  We visited for about a half hour, then we prayed together, then Roy and I left.  

I came home and pulled more weeds out in front of the house.  Slowly and steadily the front of the house is starting to look lots better.  Yay!  

 

 

 

Monday, 7/21/25, We went for Bill’s appointment in Ann Arbor, Bruce had his hand surgery, went to Fred’s house,

 

Bill Driving to Fred’s after his VA appt

Vikki and Melissa waiting during Bruce’s second surgery on his right hand

Bruce after he got in recovery....His goofy smile

Fred and Bill on our relaxing pontoon ri

Lourdes on our ride

Me on our ride

Nice being able to put my feet up and enjoy such a great ride

Victoria 

Bill and his brother Fred

Bruce was going to be at the hospital around 10:30 for his hand surgery today.  It’s on the same hand as before, the right one, because it is still giving him lots of problems.  I texted him to let him know we love him and are praying for him.  I was supposed to sit with Melissa while he had it done, but Bill’s appt. ended up on the same day, so Vikki took my place.  We got ready, Bill cut up a watermelon, and I picked up potato salad from the deli.  We loaded it in the cooler and Bill put it in the Jeep.  Bill read his Bible before we left.  I read my Bible on our way.  I worked on two blogs too.  

We went to Bill’s VA appointment and the doctors both said his numbers are so low they don’t even like to call it cancer.  He is .076 and 10 is when it’s aggressive.  They said with all they know now days, they wouldn’t recommend radiation.  They want to continue actively watching it and if radiation is needed ever, they will do it when needed.  They were both really nice doctors and seemed really sharp.  I’m glad the VA is being so careful and having things checked out thoroughly. 

 

After we left there, we went to Fred and Lourdes’s.  Fred met us by the garage.  He showed us the room above the garage that they just had finished.  It is Lourdes’s room and he has a stool to do hair and a nice mirror so she can still cut some customer’s hair that still want to come have her cut it.  She sold her studio.  We all visited for a while, then went on a pontoon ride down the channel and around the lake a couple of times.  Fred showed Bill how fast it goes.  It can pull a skier.  After he showed him, we went back to slowly cruising around the lake.  It was a perfect day for it.  Not too hot, but yet not too cold either.  

We enjoyed a lemonade while we rode around.  We came back to the house, so we could eat.   Fred grilled burgers on the grill and I brought potato salad and of course, Bill’s watermelon.  

Adrian, Lourdes’s son, was visiting, so it was nice to see him and catch up on how he’s doing.  Melissa kept me posted on how Bruce was doing all day and let me know when he went home.  He chose to not have much medicine because last time he was so nauseous.  He didn’t want to feel like that again.  He was having pain when he got home, but said it was better than how he felt last time. 

Fred has shoulder surgery and has to be at the hospital at 5:30 tomorrow morning.  We left after we ate so he could rest up for it.  It’s nice Adrian will be there to watch the dogs and help Fred by mowing the grass etc.  

Sunday, 7/20/25, went to church, taught Sunday School, Went to Freddy’s church in Tawas, church visit to Denny Hartman’s church, Lumberman’s monument, pizza at Tawas Bay Pizza, Hopevale Worship in the park

Ron and Barb made it to the church visit at Harbor Church.  She had knee surgery recently and today she was able to ride her “Spider” motorcycle

The church service was amazing!  I got there 15 minutes after it started.

Our nephew Freddy, me and Bill right before the bike blessing started.  We are so happy he is going to such a great church that follows Jesus and what His Word says!  This is the 3rd nephew on Bill’s side to be born again!  the Bible says you must be born again to see the kingdom of God.  So thankful for what God is doing!  

27 Bikes in the parking lot

Bill was asked to share about CMA

I just videoed a little of what Bill said.

Dennis and his son Denny who goes to the church and is starting a CMA Chapter in Tawas.  He and his wife are so nice.  

Some of the motorcycles that were there



At Lumberman’s Monument

Barb and Ron

Me and Don greeting each other,  Cheryl, Mike and Jim

Our group picture at Lumberman’s Monument

Mark, Joyce and Bob

Me and Bill talking to Denny

Lew, Cindy, Don, Cheryl and Mike

Ashton’s grandma used to go to this church too and played the drums in worship. 

The Harbor Church we visited in Tawas

Melissa, Bruce and the Boys were in Tawas too at the dog beach.  She sent me these pictures

Jack, short Bruce and Evan

Jack, tall Bruce and Evan

Bruce and Max walking the dogs on the trail

Max and Vadar

Melissa and Jack

Badger all bundle up to dry off

Max and Vadar and Bruce and Badger

Bill riding the trike in Tawas

In the evening, Bruce, Melissa and the boys and I went to Praise in the Park put on by Hopevale Church.  It was such a great time of worship!

Evan, me, Melissa, Max and Jack

The boys didn’t want to sit on the blanket so Vader decided he would take a nap on it

Max, Vader and Jack

Melissa, Bruce, Max and Jack

I walked around the house so took a picture

Bill left a few minutes before me and went to meet CMA friends to ride up to Tawas for a church visit!  I left after to go to our 9 am church service. Worship was awesome!  I taught Sunday School. It was a great lesson on how David worshipped God with all his heart! We made sticks with streamers and then put music on and worshiped the Lord.  I had my K-1 class plus the brought in the second graders.  What a great group of kids who were great listeners and participants.  

I left for Tawas right as soon as I was finished.  I got to Harbor Church, the church we were doing the church visit at 25 minutes late, but didn’t miss much. Still got to worship lots before the message. The worship was awesome!

When the pastor had us greet people around us, our nephew, Freddy came and gave us a hug 

And talked to us. Then his brother, Joey, who just moved back to Michigan from Washington state, came and hugged us. He gave me the biggest hug which I returned. We were all so happy to see each other.  He gave me another hug before I sat down.  This made my day!  The message was awesome and it was scripture preached from the Word of God.  All the glory was given to God! Prayers were powerfully.  God’s presence was there!  I’m so thankful my nephew and his family are in such a great church! Joey had to leave to get home right away, so we didn’t see him again. Freddy hung out with us and  Bill spoke about CMA and then there was prayer and a bike blessing. Denny said afterwards lots came up to him who want to start a CMA group in Tawas.  Yay!  I left my car in the parking lot and rode with Bill and we all ride

 To Lumberman’s Monument.  The weather was beautiful and fast   we had such a great time.  We all went for pizza at Tawas Bay Pizza.  Bill and I ordered fast because we wanted to get me back to my car so Bill could get back to ride home with the group.  They forgot and put cheese on his no cheese pizza. They gave it to us free and said they were making another pizza.  Well it took forever.  We had over 30 people and everyone finished eating before his pizza came out.  He just took it to go and we left to go to my car. We put the pizza

 in my car along with my pizzas and Bill headed back to the group.  They were just lining up to leave when I went by.  I got home about 20 minutes before him.  I warmed 3 pieces of pizza up for him.  Melissa called and they had been in Tawas at the beach and now were heading to Hopevale’s night of worship. I met them there! Worship was awesome and it was a beautiful night to sit outside.  What an amazing and fun day! God is great!