A few days to go!

It's been a little crazy around here and the next couple of days we will be concentrating on packing and cleaning. Bill officially left his job on Friday so we will be living by faith in earnest now. Bill left amid tears and many blessings.

With the help of a Command Strip, one of Patty's gifts is now part of the little beach house on wheels.

And I think that Yeti cup will fit just perfectly in the truck cup holder. If you would like to be a part of the journey, you can donate through Generosity.com and we will receive the funds throughout the summer. A couple of very unexpected blessings occurred this week. The first one was a gas card given to Bill from a very generous gentleman to cover all of our gasoline costs during the summer. What a blessing from God! After seeing the pictures of the time I washed Bill's bicycle computer, another generous gentleman gave Bill a Garmin bicycle computer! 

Now he can download all his trip information each day and share it with you all; so you will know how fast and far he goes each day. By the time we leave Seattle on June 6th, we should have figured out the sharing on Facebook part! LOL! Bill got a chance to speak at New Victory Baptist Church yesterday and it went very well. We even had a fire truck at the church! Thank-you Jonesborough Fire Department! We enjoyed a meal after with some of Bill's family and our nephew Zach treated us all! Thanks Zach! And, I have to say it.....I ate a frog leg. Now don't go running off and screaming, it wasn't half bad. A couple of gentlemen in the restaurant encouraged me to try one; after all, the guys at Duck Dynasty can't be wrong.....right? I wouldn't order a plateful at a restaurant, but if you needed food...I think I would just catch me a few big 'ol bullfrogs and have at it! LOL! You can hop on over (sorry about that! LOL!) to our Facebook page, Twice Across America, and watch the video of Bill speaking yesterday and now I really need to get back to work. Continue to follow us on Facebook and this blog and we covet your prayers.

Gifts from God..

While reading through my old journal, I remembered all the funny things that Bill would find along the road when he was pedaling. Once it was a big roll of insulation, another was an entire case of ketchup and the the funniest one was a brightly colored lady's bra! He also found a brand new white hose that you use to connect to water when you're camping. He carried that bandolier style  for 15 miles until he caught up to us with it. It sure came in handy a few times. The same thing is starting already. Bill was thinking that we needed to buy a chock for the camper to take with us. A few days later, what does he find by the side of the road? You guessed it, a nearly new chock.

He has met quite a few people that think what we want to do is a great idea. Some have given us things to carry on the trip. The latest one was from Joshua.

It's a sticker for the back of our truck or camper that says, "In God We Trust".

We will find a place of honor for it, thank-you Joshua! Please be in prayer for us as we continue to prepare for this trip. I am in the process of starting up with Generosity.com so we can receive donations to help us with the cost of next summer. We will be unemployed during the trip, but bills still need to be paid; so I hope you will consider donating to our efforts. Thank-you for reading and may God bless you all!