Busy in June

It is hard to believe June is half over. Once again time seems to be flying. On June 6, right after church, I headed to San Antonio. I had several doctor appointments to attend. Monday was for an annual appt. Tuesday was a checkup with the heart surgeon. Then on Wednesday I saw my primary care physician. I have wanted to get a tetanus booster for some time now, but learned I had to have a doctor appt. if I wanted insurance to pay. Insurance companies can be so dumb. They won’t pay for a $60 vaccine without a doctor diagnosis of an abrasion, but no problem paying for a hospital stay and months of therapy due to lock jaw. Sadly, people do contact lock jaw every year. 1 and out 5 who get the virus, which is found in soil, will die. The rest will have lifelong medical issues resulting from the virus. A tetanus shot prevents all this. They say we should get a booster every 10 years but you can become at risk sooner than that. With all the work I am doing out here, I am getting scratched and poked, resulting in mild bleeding frequently. Getting the shot is worth the peace of mind.

I came home Thursday, June 10. Always nice to get home but it can be a long drive. I had to make a number of stops in Kerrville. One of those stops is always at the grocery store for food.

Saturday Pastor Albert and his wife Karen Green hauled my mattress in their truck from the mattress store in San Antonio and delivered it to my back door. I can now sleep in my new bed in the master bedroom. I had been sleeping in my old bed in the office. The master has a ceiling fan, the office does not. Though while in San Antonio I bought ceiling fans for the office and spare bedroom. It is hot in those rooms and a ceiling fan is necessary to save on cooling costs. I am very thankful to Pastor Albert and his wife for bringing me my mattress. The person who originally promised to help me get it here has been unable to do so due to his elderly father’s declining health and multiple hospital stays.

I have been busy working ever since I got home. Outside I have gardening to do, rocks to haul, and much more. Today I filled a 5 gallon bucket half full with caliche and carried it about half a mile to a pot hole in the road. Still needs more but I need a wagon to haul anymore. I am collecting rocks to build a rock wall skirt around the mobile home. Need to get the north wall done as soon as possible. The back door is on the north wall and those stairs to the door are dangerous. They were never built properly. Once the skirt is built on the north wall, a deck and new stairs will be built there.

I have been busy working inside too. There is always bookkeeping to do, computer work to finish, emails to read, and much more. I spent last night cleaning the two bathrooms.

Last fall I started feeling an urgency to go looking for land. That is when I hopped in my car and took off for the Texas Hill Country. I had planned on visiting a number of realtors and assumed it would take awhile to find the land God wanted me to purchase. Instead the very first realtor led me to this property. I am once again feeling that urgency. There is so much to do here, so little money, very few volunteers, and an urgency to get it done. Places need to be built for people to live in. The other day stone buildings occurred to me. There are a number of old stone houses in Rocksprings. There are plenty of rocks on this land with which to use to build with. God just needs to supply people who know how to construct a stone building. I am sure He will.

This Saturday I will be returning to San Antonio. A dear friend (Sue McClellan) passed away a few weeks ago at the age 85 and her service will be held on Monday. She had been sick for awhile and now is healthy, well, and mentally alert in Heaven. Her sister, Polly Wiggins, worked with me in the church library for years. I had a wonderful visit with Polly last week. She is moving to a retirement community in the Phoenix area next weekend and will be near her daughter. Polly will be 90 years old on July 4th. I probably will never see her again on this side of eternity. So it was good to spend a little time with her.

Please keep Sue’s loved ones in prayer as this is a difficult time for them. And pray for workers and donations to come to this ranch. People are contacting me and it is just a matter of time before folks start showing up.