Never A Dull Moment!

We are learning that living in the Ocala National Forest certainly is interesting!  Every single day we see new critters right in our own backyard!    We have witnessed a sanctuary of birds and squirrels that share our "neighborhood", raccoons, foxes, snakes, brown bears (yikes!), ducks, owls, and bats.

As I sipped my morning coffee last week, I saw seven wild turkeys all walking in a row right in front of our "home".  It was intriguing watching them as they seemed to have an order about them, gobbling as they walked and never getting out of step, following the one who was leading them.  There was one in their line-up who was obviously injured and limped trying to keep up.  But, it did manage to keep up and seemed determined to be a part of the parade.  We learned the next day from a resident here that the turkeys "live" in the woods surrounding our development and have been a part of this community for the past 3 years!  Seems the people here keep the hunters at bay!  Pretty funny.  Daily we are mindful of how our Creator has given us so many blessings to enjoy in nature.  (Genesis 1)

But yesterday Steven and I saw a sight we had not seen before.   We had to stop our car to let a peacock cross the road in front of us!  She took her sweet time and it was humorous watching her beautiful tail of colors switch the road behind her like a broom.  Truly, never a dull moment!

4TH OF JULY !!!

We spent the day in Silver Springs, enjoying the glass bottom boats and all the critters.  Ended the day watching Mark Chestnutt in concert, followed by a front row seat to their fireworks.

A really great day !

MAKING MEMORIES

125th Fighter Wing

On June 10th, Steven retired from his military career as a National Guardsman.  He faithfully served this great nation for 28 years.  He began his service in the green uniform of the Army and ended in it dressed in Air Force blue!  His service to our great country as Chaplain, Lt Col Steve Thompson, allowed him a platform to share the love of our Christ to many men and women.  He was able to share the Gospel message both here at home and abroad, as he served tours in France, Iraq, Philippines and Kyrgyzstan.

He was loved and respected by all at the 125th Fighter Wing and his presence there will be greatly missed.  He was honored with so many wonderful and kind accolades and we were showered with so many nice items as remembrances.  Matt and Darlene Ferris presented him with the Minuteman Statue that he has wanted for some time, now.  It now is the focal point of the entrance to our home on wheels!  We were given matching shirts with his "iCare" logo on them (thanks Gary!).   Be sure to check out our webpage at: www.pastorsteveministries.net.  We were given a very nice set of luggage carriers for the Harley and also a very generous amount of cash to use as "diesel money" for our next trip!   His accomplishments at the 125th are many, especially bringing Clayton on board.  The Thompson name will live on there for many more years to come!

The Guard has been so good to us over the years.  The people we have met over the years have enriched our lives and made us proud to know them.  Good people, who sacrifice so much to keep us a free nation.  And the monetary aspect of his service proved to rescue us over and over again as it always seemed to cover ends that just were not meeting!    :-)   So it is with much gratitude that we close out this chapter of our lives.



                                       GOD BLESS THE USA!!!

~~FLANG RETIREMENT~~