IT'S ABOUT TIME!

 Hello!  after a long hiatus, I thought that I would crank the blog back up.  I had not had much feedback about my postings so I got discouraged that no one was reading them!  I have recently heard from some friends wondering what happened (thinking I was probably kidnapped and taken to Mexico!), so I was happy to know that there actually was an audience so I am back!
I am going to be sharing some more pictures of our adventures.  We are LOVING it here and cannot believe that our time here is half over.  We leave here on April 2 and will head toward the Mid-Atlantic and head down the coast toward South Carolina.  We have had such fun here and have made so many new friends we will hate to leave but miss the old friends that we have back home. 
The first two pictures are of some of the nice motor homes here (neither of these is ours)..I love the one pulled by the diesel truck and towing a small electric car!  There are about 1,000 lots here so there are campers of all shapes and sizes.
About 1/2 of the people here are from Canada and the others mostly from the mid-west with a smattering for other states in the East and West.  We are the only people here that we know of from South Carolina.
I hope you like the picture of Barklee begging for some of my food with his camping shirt on.  He has made SO many doggie friends here and he continues to be the favorite doggie on the block.  Everyone loves Barklee.
The final picture is of one of the true gems that we found here.  I think that I told you earlier about Cowboy Church.  The pastor is a true cowboy and everyone loves him.  He has a ranch about 10 miles from here and raises horses.  He has a church on the ranch that is part of the Western Outreach Cowboy Church organization.  He comes here to Victoria Palms and conducts a service on Sunday mornings.  There are hundreds in attendance each Sunday and many people that do not ordinarily attend church will come come hear him.  He is a lot of fun but still delivers a powerful message each week.  We are so lucky to have him here.  We got to spend Christmas Eve on the ranch with a service around a campfire and sang Christmas carols with a cowboy band that even included a harmonica.  It was warm and breezy and I will cherish that memory for a long time.
Well, at the risk of being too long winded I will sign off and will keep you posted as to our adventures as we go. I have named this year my Year of Learning and I am anxious to tell you all about that!
God Bless,
Jackie