Jeanne and I on our way to Iowa, yes I said Iowa. Explain in the blog.

Okay, why Iowa, well Jeanne has a nieces and nephews and brother and his EX-WIFE. Plus, all the families. So, Rachel (grandniece) was having a graduation party and we were invited. Plus, I think the real reason is to spend time with her brother (Billy). Which is a good thing. He lives in a resting home, and he hasn't seen his sisters in a long time. Oh, Jeanne did fly here during Christmas, he had a stroke and she was very concern. 

I was excited to come just to spend time with her family and get to meet the ex-wives' hubbly.

Thinking why not take my brand-new Ford Maverick to the airport to see how good she really is.  

She made it and I am sorry to say I forgot to look at the milage afterwards to see how good the milage was. I know we saved some money. 

We walk in the go to check in, the young lady behind the counter told us that we need to pay for our carryon bags. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT. CARRY ON BAGS. It ended up costing $150.00 for both of our bags. So, we checked them in and let them carry them on for us. 

Now we will fix that coming back. Online it will still cost, but only $35.00 a bag. CRAZY. 

Hey Spirit started charging for carry on and now they are no longer running. 

See the small FEE??? 

We got to Carrie and Mark's house, and we walked over to Dave and Debbie's (ex-wife) Put our bag in our room and went back to Carrie's and helped get things going for the party. I really not sure what I was did, it has been 2 weeks since the trip. But i do remember help sitting up the large tent. 

I think we got into bed around 12 midnight. 

The days we were there is June 10th to 13rd. 

I got up and walked out front and saw a nice wrought iron table and chairs. It was like 60 degrees out there. So, I had my jacket on. I sat down and read my Bible, and a large cat came up and sat and looked up at me and like, hey you have any food for me? I only had my coffee. But I read a couple of chapters and went and made sure Jeanne was up and we had an egg burrito. Then walked over to Carrie's house and started setting up the tent and whatever they wanted us to do. 

Had to blow up some ballons and that turned out to be funny watching the kids trying to blow them up, with out popping them. 

This is Carrie and Rachel, Nieces. 

This is Mathew grand nephew. 

Okay I guess everything is ready to go have a great Graduation PARTY. 

This evening Jeanne and I took Billy back to his room (rest home) on the way Jeanne saw this in someone yard. We stopped and got out and had too really check it out. It's Robotic Lawnmower. I am sorry I didn't see the name of this one. But we watched and it was kind of neat. I saw one of these lawn mowers in the Bahamas a while back. 

We got to be Billu home. 

This is Billy, Jeanne's brother. He was very much aware all that was going on. He even made Jeanne laugh. 

We said our goodbyes, and all is well. Jeanne pretty spent the whole day with him and just talked and had a wonderful time.  

This is Carrie and my little girl Jeanne saying our goodbyes. 

I know Jeanne and I had a wonderful time, and I am sorry to say, I never took family pictures. 

Folks this trip was worth the flight and just hanging out with everyone and watching how the kids had a great time too. 

Folks we now in Sarasota, Florida. June 23rd to 26th. We are here because Jeanne has classes, I have many stories to talk about so, while here I will try to get a couple other blogs done while here. 

All I ask is that you are taking the time to read your Bible and keep seeking His face,

 He is right near you and all you need to do is Ask Him into Your Heart. 

 

I have been very blessed on buying (RANGERS) used trucks.

I think I bought this one at a mechanic's shop, Vero Vista Auto LLC. The husband Mark and his wife Marggie have been here for many years and he has worked on a few of our cars and trucks. he knows his way around the mechanic side of a vehicle. But every once and a while he sells cars and truck too. Well back in 2019 I was driving a Ford Ranger Edge 2004. But I started having troubles on it. First the engine started acting up and then the transmission went out. So meanwhile Mark had this 1998 Ford Ranger setting on his lot and not really too many older Rangers are around anymore. So, I needed a truck and I have always loved owning a Ranger. Hey looking back, I bought my first one in 1995. It was a 1988 Black one.  

Okay enough looking back in history. So, I bought this white one 1998 for $3,000. Plus, Mark gave me $400. for my old Edge. This all happened in 2019. I did have some troubles with her, blew a head gasket and tried to repair it with Head Gasket repair. But it worked for a while and then tried again. I ended up buying a new (used) engine in 2025. Okay so now this little one is hurting now. #5 cylinder is miss firing. I have been told it's a head gasket, bad valve or something. I have been driving it now for over three weeks. It really was not to bad to drive. I get 45 to 55 it would shake some, but after that ran great. But the thought me driving it and breaking down and then what. Maybe have the engine worked on? Replace the engine again? NO more repairing it and fixing it and just trying to stay ahead. 

Folks I am 74 years old and why deal with that? This might be my last vehicle. So, I started looking and shopping around and just trying to make sure this is of what God wants for me. 

Jeanne and I went to Sunrise Ford and found a couple of Mavericks. Thinking stay with a smaller truck and that is pretty much all I needed. Plus, I really am not a rich man in wealth. 

I AM VERY RICH IN ALL MY LORD JESUS CHRIST HAS GIVING ME. 

I just need to be smart and wise on whatever I buy. So, thinking first buy new, warranty and it should last. OH, a biggie, HYBRID too. Have you seen the prices of gas??? 

Okay back to the story, I talked with Sean and he gave me a price on two of these trucks. I drove them and loved it and very excited too. BUT looking at the deal fees??? 

Hey I sold use cars for a little while back in 1976. I worked on commission back then there was

 NO DEALER FEES. you came in and asked what they were wanting for the car or truck. Then you wheel and deal. You walked away with a what you thought was fair and were happy about it too. 

But, now going online, It's a different world now. 

Okay, I asked Sean for the paperwork and told him I need to think about it. 

Meanwhile Jeanne and I went for a ride on Sunday after church and drove over to Vero Beach and checked out Mullinax Ford. Oh, they are closed on SUNDAY, which to me that was great to hear. Thinking their staff have off at least one day of the week. (thinking Christian)

Okay got there and walked around and just looked and saw a light blue Maverick Hybrid. Thinking we will be back on Monday afternoon and see what will happen. 

Got there on Monday afternoon and looked around, NO LIGHT BLUE MAVERICK HYBRID. What??? So, Jeanne and I walked around, and test drove a dark gray one and kind of loved it. Talked with Jeanne's nephew Joe (finance guy). The saleswomen Shantill was off on Mondays. She is the young lady Jeanne bought her Bronce from in Aug 2025. So, Joe gave us a price on the Dark Gray one and we went home and talked it over. 

Now I needed to make sure this is from God? Prayed and asked Him and if it all works out, I believe it's form Him. 

Okay on Tuesday, Jeanne and I dropped off the Bronce for a couple of factory parts to be repaired. Wednesday afternoon, Jeanne and I came back to pick up the Bronce. Meanwhile, I walked around and saw another light blue Maverick Hybrid. Walked in and saw Shantill and asked about the light blue Maverick? Yes, it just came in last night. Is it for sale? YES, thank you Lord for my answered prayers.  

I am very blessed and happy that He provided this little truck JUST FOR ME. Thank you, Jesus Christ. 

Okay I got a few discounts and that even sweeten the deal even better. 

Folks I have been driving this little truck now for 6 days and when I picked it up and take home the est milage was at 322 miles. 

You can see I have driven 84.1 miles since I picked it up. LOOK AT THE EST MILAGE 372 MILES. 

I only drove from West Marine. 3 miles away. 63.7 MPG. I know this is not a fact, but I look at the mpg milage it has seemed I am averaging 46 MPG. 

Folks I know sometimes it seems to be good to be true. 

But I know that our Lord loves us and just wants us to talk with Him each and every day and we need to be reading our Bibles too.

God does talk to us; we need to be listening too.  

I really pray that if you have not received Jesus Christ as your SAVOR.

PLEASE ASK HIM INTO YOUR HEART. 

The way this world is going is coming back and it could be today????  

 

Folk's people have been asking about why Jewish people, didn't believe that Jesus was The Messiah.

 First of all, in the Book Of Isiah 52:13 and 53. these verses talk about how The Lord had to go thru everything for us. This is the story of Easter. Pretty much tells of the Jesus's life. But in Isaiah 6:9 

 And he said, “Yes, go, and say to this people, ‘Listen carefully, but do not understand. Watch closely, but learn nothing.’

10 Harden the hearts of these people. Plug their ears and shut their eyes. That way, they will not see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears, nor understand with their hearts and turn to me for healing.”

11 Then I said, “Lord, how long will this go on?” And he replied, “Until their towns are empty, their houses are deserted, and the whole country is a wasteland;

12 until the LORD has sent everyone away, and the entire land of Israel lies deserted.

13 If even a tenth—a remnant—survive, it will be invaded again and burned. But as a terebinth or oak tree leaves a stump when it is cut down, so Israel’s stump will be a holy seed.”

Then in the Book of John 12:37 This is where the verses talk about why the Jewish people just not sure what Jesus was talking about. 

 But despite all the miraculous signs Jesus had done, most of the people still did not believe in him.

38 This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted: “ LORD, who has believed our message? To whom has the LORD revealed his powerful arm?”

39 But the people couldn’t believe, for as Isaiah also said,

40 “The Lord has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts— so that their eyes cannot see, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and have me heal them.”

41 Isaiah was referring to Jesus when he said this, because he saw the future and spoke of the Messiah’s glory.

42 Many people did believe in him, however, including some of the Jewish leaders. But they wouldn’t admit it for fear that the Pharisees would expel them from the synagogue.

43 For they loved human praise more than the praise of God.

44 Jesus shouted to the crowds, “If you trust me, you are trusting not only me, but also God who sent me.

45 For when you see me, you are seeing the one who sent me.

46 I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark.

47 I will not judge those who hear me but don’t obey me, for I have come to save the world and not to judge it.

48 But all who reject me and my message will be judged on the day of judgment by the truth I have spoken.

49 I don’t speak on my own authority. The Father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to say it.

50 And I know his commands lead to eternal life; so I say whatever the Father tells me to say.”

Folks I have been trying to share different things about problems.

I have a friend (Over 65 years) I have been trying to share about what is going on in our world. It all comes down to AI and how the true is being changed. I have been watching videos on Facebook and trying to share. But sometimes I am not sure if these are really about the Bible anymore. 

I have been reading my Bible old 30 years. Every time, I understand better on how Our Lord Jesus Christ is telling us to share His Word with everyone. 

Last week I had a couple of texts from my buddy. This is what we were talking about. He was saying This AI is scary for the future, but God is ultimately the one that created this so I guess we would enjoy the ride. 

WOW, The first thing I wrote back to him was, please, read in Genesis chapter 11. The title is The Tower of Babel. 

The Tower of Babel

1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech.

2 As people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.

3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar.

4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”

5 But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower the people were building.

6 The LORD said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.

7 Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.”

8 So the LORD scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city.

9 That is why it was called Babel —because there the LORD confused the language of the whole world. From there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth. 

                                        Folks this is the beginning of MAN trying to be god. 

Please just get closer to Him and take the time to read your Bible and KNOW IT. 

 

Part 2 on lift station.

Well, I kept hearing the alarm go off every once and while. So, I decided to look inside and see what is going on. I pulled up and down on this float valve and noticed it didn't shut the alarm off at all. So I pulled the whole pump out and put it in a garbage can. 

I started digging up the wires and while doing it a kept getting hit with a shock every once and while. I shut the power off and kept digging them up. 

I bought a float valve at Home Depot and thing this is all I need. So, meanwhile I did call septic tank company. There was a guy that came out before for Chris's lift station. He has a house next store, and I have been keeping a eye on things there. The girl I talked with told me that David would be out later on this day. I got this far and they showed up and tested the new float and found out it was the opposite of what I needed. So, Fred the other guy came with David, went out to their truck and got another float valve for me and told me this is what I needed. I asked them about a service call; Mike told me that there is a $250 service call and to replace the float valve would cost Another $100.00, I asked if I gave them some money would that work. the reason is I pretty much did all the work already, 

No problem they drove off and canceled the order. 

I put everything back in somewhat place. 

I tested the float valves a couple of times, and everything works great and I am happy. Thank you Lord for sending me some help and all is working

 great. 

Folks I have been helping Jeanne out with school things going on and been staying very busy doing things around the house too. 

Today I was reading Luke 15 to 16. 

The 15 Jesus is talking about LOST SHEEP. 

Folks there are many people that really don't know Jesus Christ as LORD.

We all have the time to just let people know He loves them and wants them to ask Him Into Their Hearts. 

I and my wife have bought these Jesus's online and I just love handing them out and seeing the beautiful smiles He brings to people's faces. 

Just share His Love with others.