Hi @Frick

aww do you hike or camp out in the mountains? @the Steward

I expect Frack will be showing up any time now?

Dont camp out, Would sleep in the vehicle though, except for about a week or so every year there is this incredible Ranchman

Camp Meeting. They are all over the southwest, so they have them in Arizona as well. You gotta go to one of those. Wish I could tell you where or how, but I remember one in AZ in near hwy 260, cant tell you exactly where. There may be others. Old time preaching and singing and Bible studies, three meals a day and everybody camps out. Some people just follow the camp meetings all summer long!

Oh wow.. they still have meetings like that?

That's pretty neat

It IS the coolest thing. You should get your whole family to go if at all possible. Guaranteed ball.

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You'll never experience any thing else like it.

Sounds like the meetings I used to go to when i was a kid..ect.. but it's been a long time

Well, its old time fun. Ours is every July for about a week, late mid-July and I havent been for a while, but I will again.

Well, I love that! ❤

I know the familys that are involved in putting it on, at least I used to.

Is it a revival type of meeting?

People bring

No, not really so much a revival, but the same ambience as a revival, I would have to say. Very rejuvenating, spiritually.

Clean fellowship.

Ah.. It does sound wonderful.

I like to go the previous week to help get things ready because I want to meet the people that make it all happen. To me its...hard to describe.

I think I understand .. what you are describing.

Well you probably have had enough different experiences that I do think you know.

I cant imagine so much travel as a child and growing up with Godly parents, giving your life to Christ at 5 years old. I did have a childhood friend who did the same, very young when he accepted Christ.

Yes. I believe so. 😃 Nothing like being with like minded believers in that type of atmosphere.

I am grateful for the way I was raised.

My parents did such a great job of raising us.. to love the Lord. We have had hard times.. but God was always the center of everything we did. We prayed as a family. We studied the bible as a family. I miss those days. ahhhh.. .I feel sentimental.

No reason why we should not all have been raised in the same manner . I had some of my grandfather's Bibles. The laity provided the teachings long ago. Incredible stuff.

Do you? What a treasure to have his Bibles.

I lost a house in Cali, so before I left, I made sure members of the family would take good care of them. I just need the Bible and I did the caretaking as long as I dared.

Meaning I just need any old Bible to do what I need to do. Those were special though.

You lost your home. I am sorry. That must of been difficult.

It was, but in retrospect I will probably be better off than most or all of my family, financially. I dont require very much and Im a saver. I know how to handle money and Im not greedy. I hope I ca nhelp lots of others.

You are a position for God to use you.

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You have a great attitude

My adobe cost me $1,500. Pd cash and no mortgage/debt nearly eliminates earthly concerns.

1500 total??

Yeah, but it wasnt worth more. Ive done alot to it. The point is, young people have no one to teach them the things that are truly important. Too many artificial pressures in life. With proper upbringing, they never experience that false perspective in life.

Wow. I am amazed. Not many people are in your position.

Most people don't even save at all. We live in such a temporary.. I want it right now society

Eergo, the Father has everything under control. He has a plan and I must learn to place my trust in him. My biggest concern is how best to steward what I am responsible for, a bigger job than I feel up to, but God makes no mistakes, so, I trust him.