GOOD; Ocean Park-WA

Holland really is good for me ❤️ & I know I'm good for him 😉

I'm glad he's getting past his Past angsts (serious Redmill familial dysfunctions), & sticking around to make US work; for the benefit of us😘

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Honest.

I never believed I could ever love anyone again, after Bob left earth to walk with Yeshua beyond the clouds.

Those of you who have been on my Page since that horrible Fall/Winter of 2018 went through the baby steps of my Solo Lobo growth - the learning how to live without the man I had loved since I was 10 years old; the man I married at 17, and shared my life with for 44 years.

Then, 30 months ago, Elohim led me to the Oak Point Grange meets … where Holland and I met and became fast friends. I was still missing Bob & wasn't interested in romance: I talked about my husband all.the.time.; sometimes I cried when speaking about the missingness.

Holland was there through it all.

I knew he was flirting😉 But, he never crowded me - he waited patiently while pursuing my heart 😍

I'm not even sure when I fell in love with him … love snuck up on me 🥰. But I knew, when he ended up in the hospital, that  eventful November of 2022, that my life would be empty without him in it; if things went south. I waited on pins and needles for the hospital to release him - and as soon as he got home, he sent me a text saying, "We need to talk."

Talk led to coffee. Coffee led to Reno, in January 2023 😁😘

I really never thought I'd fall in love again.

I'm glad Elohim had other Plans for this portion of my life. Holland is the BEST thing that has happened to me since my life with Bob ended the morning of December 14th, 2018.

I'm glad Elohim kickstarted my heart the Fall of 2022.

Newly married~January 2023

I'm happy Holland is in my life, loving me through the messy parts (marrying a widow is not easy - widows come with baggage labeled PTSD, and it is hard to deal with: for them, for their new spouses) and encouraging me through the rest.

Elohim has given me another chance and a second shot at true love. I swear (with hand on heart) that I WILL BE the best wife Yeshua will help to me BE for my loving husband, Holland 😍🥰

He waited a lifetime for me 😁

Life in our small corner of the world is good 😘

SECOND CHANCES

July 3rd: Holland is blessing my life in so many ways - his encouragements are helping me engage in things I've always wanted to do, but never had a chance to experience (for one reason, or another) with Bob. My life with Bob was good; but a lot of youthful activities fell along the wayside for both of us when parenthood took prominence, 9 months into our marriage. Parenthood was also good … but it also adds expenses that generally puts the kibosh on youthful activities.

In my New Life unfolding there is time now, for those youthful activities (using common sense, of course). And my new husband is a great encourager when I get an itch to scratch those dormant itches ;-)

Monday started out very busy … and ended very happily.

We both felt the day ended on an {accomplished} all the way around ;-)

Tasks were completed from morning to mid-afternoon:

Holland put foam wrap around the bed's rough edge. YAY!

I got busy with the food packages … and Holland got busy with the gates.

Re-Packaging for two, instead of 8 - will stretch this food further/cut down on waste.

Dividing these packages into two, instead of four; a half cup will NOT satisfy a full-grown man!

I love these retractable measuring cups; perfect for limited kitchen storage, and SO COOL.

Prepping for re-packaging.

This is pretty quiet; I feel accomplished with each scaled back & re-sealed package.

Holland set this gate up to keep the boys out of the bedroom; safer this way following the earlier asthma attack. And he set the other one to keep them out of the bunkroom; so they are confined to the LV-Kitchen area, only.

And youthful aspirations were fueled by Second Chance activities: we decided to spend the rest of the afternoon at the river :-)

Not bad for 66-1/2 … I can still rock short shorts ;-)

My first 4-wheeling adventure since September 1974. Holland was good about it: a very patient {teacher}, very encouraging.

A pretty location - the scare was worth it; Camelot Shore & Cowlitz River.

The boys enjoyed themselves … from one end of the beach, to the  other.

We were over there, yesterday; the Rock Pit Beach -  behind the Castle Rock 'Park' area. It's 4-wheeling entrance, too.

I am determined to DO this …

Praise the Lord!

Holland gets a bang out of my little excitements, and his love is igniting second chances in the New Life we are building together.

Only a few more days, then we are on the road again - YIPPIE!

Current set-up; Castle Rock-WA

Fresh Honey Holland bought on our way home over Coal Creek Road. YUMMY!

Something different Holland grabbed at the store; it's like Snapple Tea with a kick. A refreshing ending to a very good day :-)