Hi 👋 We're Val & Holland Redmill … living our Life Story as silver-haired Road Gypsies in our 5th wheel RV Home~41 months married & 65,000 miles traveled across America; covered in grace every Day & trying mightily not to lose our sanctification during the bad & ugly times. I post everywhere - about everything: and if what I post can help someone else, I'm glad for the experience. But from sunrise to sunset, we live our Life for US. Trusting Elohim every step of the way.
America's 'Gulf of America' - THANKS President Trump~2025
WASHINGTON (TNND) — Google Calendar users have recently noticed default references for a handful of holidays and cultural events are no longer appearing on their desktop or mobile applications.
The update gained online attention after people mentioned upcoming events such as Pride and Black History Month were no longer being listed. But Google says it made the change midway through last year.
The tech giant told The Associated Press in a statement that "Maintaining hundreds of moments manually and consistently globally wasn’t scalable or sustainable."
"So in mid-2024 we returned to showing only public holidays and national observances from timeanddate.com globally, while allowing users to manually add other important moments," the statement continued.
The Verge was one of the first to report on the changes.
Google recently gained attention for its decision to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on Google Maps following President Donald Trump's orders to rename the body of water to the Gulf of America and revert the title of America's highest mountain peak to Mt. McKinley.
"We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources," Google previously explained. "When that happens, we will update Google Maps in the U.S. quickly to show Mount McKinley and Gulf of America."
Trump officially recognized Feb. 9, 2025, as the first "Gulf of America Day."
##Clap off to the bitchy mehican cartel mouth piece, who "handled trump!" - how's that working for mehico in REAL TIME?
Fantasy is not reality …
Google Calendar removes default references for Pride, Black History Month among others: (https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/google-calendar-removes-default-references-for-pride-black-history-month-among-others-gulf-of-america-mt-mckinley-maps-president-donald-trump-order)
I am SO GLAD I stumbled across this Podcast - it is helping me, in so many ways, to understand my husband.
Holland and I come from very different backgrounds; and both backgrounds are complex ones. Our love languages can (and have been for the first 22 months of marriage) be confusing, misunderstood, disjointed, and mystifying: the fallouts were not dealt with well at all - by either of us. It wasn't until recently … last month, as a matter of fact, that "the lights came on" with both of us.
And these Podcast episodes have been part of those "aha!" moments.
Holland's love language is "doing": he cooks to show his affection; he gifts people to show his appreciation; he does impromptu surprises to love on people. These things made me uncomfortable because they stirred up trigger moments in my personal life - my family was very dysfunctional in their marriages; my mother and sister, & Bob's brother and sisters, had very bad marriages where domestic violence was an every weekend occurrence … "dates" at fancy restaurants where dim lighting was used, hid blackened eyes; gifting was always a follow-up to a beating up; and surprise vacations were used to overlook adulteries.
Holland's love language - though vastly different from afore mentioned occurrence in my past life, made me uncomfortable. Now, I am used to them. I know he will never misuse my body. He will never cheat on me. He does, however, have past trauma's of his own he is working through - and we will get through that tangled mess, together.
My love language too, is doing - but in a "touchy-feely" way: a touch in passing, an impromptu kiss, an exuberant hug (as well as my wifey duties, which I happily do: laundry, dishes, shared cooking, & various house frau things) … because of his dysfunctional, and twisted view of marriage; these things made him uncomfortable; and his immediate and twitchy rebuffing, made me testy. Now, he is used to what he refers to as "you're a female; you're emotional" actions are welcomed, and he's becoming comfortable with touches, kisses, hugs, and the various haus frau things - that do not come with strings attached: I do them simply because I love and appreciate his presence in my life.
And, I - who was very much an "I don't trust anyone except Elohim and myself", "I can do it myself", and perceiving back pocket {impromptu} gifts as "ownership brands" … am learning to relax and bask in Holland's love & loving administrations/ and likewise, for him, too - for the same reasons. Because there are no hidden agendas, or strings attached, we are enjoying mutual pampering spoiling; it is good to be appreciated simply for being alive 😉 👩❤️💋👨
I've been very vocal about my support for President Trump - that excites people in different ways: (1) those who hate Trump get animated with a deeper level of Trump Derangement Syndrome - there is no cure for them; those energy sucking vampires have sold their souls to barak hussein, obama and will preach his demented agenda until they finally fall into the casket they drag behind them (2) those who unquestionably support Trump - mostly because they justifiably hate the demonrats and what the obama party embraces.
However …
I don't belong to any political party, and I am not a card-carrying Trump Supporter.
Yes, I do support President Donald J. Trump.
I support him because he is the man of the hour - the man Elohim has chosen and seated to try to turn America, and Americans, around before the proverbial ship sinks.
I like what Trump is doing to right the wrongs in DC … and across America, for Americans: this is a good thing he is doing.
I like his administration choices - they are good people, to do the jobs they have expertise in, for the jobs they will hold Office for.
BUT
President Trump claims he is a Christian. If that claim is a true one (and right now, in the moment, that is debatable from my end), it is a dangerous thing for his personal space - as well as the Country's welfare, to be surrounding himself and his Administrative offices, with varieties of religions of every known stripe: Solomon also was a wise man, and good for Israel; but, his downfall was catering to his 400 wives' religious leanings: he started his leadership role full of enthusiasm for Elohim's Way, wondrously wise, sought after & looked up to … only to end openly fouling Elohim's space with worldly religions, and full of lamentations as his life became consumed with complex confusions.
One cannot serve Elohim while making space for other worldly gods: a double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.
America, after being held hostage under obama's cloak of darkness for a decade & a half, needs stability.
And so … I, like the rest of the world, will be watching to see how President Trump and his Administration, goes forward over the next 4 years.
I am a Christian: some of the political policies that will be made, will undoubtedly be overshadowed by chosen official's religious leanings - that is naturally how people make decisions. Admittedly, the people Trump has chosen to head up his Administration are good people … but, good people are not necessarily righteous people. Still, I am reminded that it is ultimately Elohim that places people in positions of power, for His purposes. And, so I support President Trump. I support him because he is the man of the hour; the man chosen for this moment in American History.
And I support anyone who has America's best interests at heart. I support anyone who stands for freedom. I support anyone who stands with Israel, and Christians.
Some of My Best Friends are False Prophets: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d03IBBwpFQs)
The demonrat obamanites have barak hussein obama as their man-god, their messiah - and he has never denounced that crowning, nor has he repudiated the title.
The conservative repubs have their own {saviors}: I am not a conservative. I am not a political lemming of any political leaning.
I am a Christian.
I am an American.
I am a woman who recognizes that President Donald J. Trump is merely a man - granted, the Man of the Hour.
He is a man good for America; in this, her hour of great need.
Good does not necessarily equate with saved, or Christian.
Mark 10:18 ~ And Yeshua said unto him, "Why do you say I am good? There is none good but One, that is, Elohim - The Father."
Romans 12:21 ~ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
1 Thessalonians 5:21 ~ But test everything; hold fast what is good.
Micah 6:8 ~ He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
I can only hope and pray that false prophets will not undermine the foundation being laid.
Independence is still for sale; and we are still petitioning Elohim for a camper, in the near future: a camper will allow us to see places/and camp in areas Independence is too large to fit. But, of course, we will follow Elohim's Plan and do as He sees fit for us.
Holland took this picture of the dust-induced angry, red rash, last night before bed - I never even felt it there, because it is e.v.e.r.y.w.h.e.r.e. on my body (I'm allergic to the AZ dust, of all things). Very painful - I'm at the point of being numb to it. We are petitioning Elohim for a camper this size; 11.17 with slide-outs.
We drove into Parker-AZ, this afternoon for groceries … we were both recuperating, and our tails were dragging when we got back to Quartzsite.
Road work was unfolding.
Wind gusts were gusty.
All day long - everywhere between Quartzsite-AZ & Parker-AZ, is pretty wide open, so the dust devils dance all day long across the landscape; parker-AZ
Country workers were working the fenceline along the highway - and badly needed fresh blacktop was being laid; Quartzsite-AZ
We figured we'd be in that long line of waiting, on the way back … Elohim favored us with mercy, and we weren't held up at all, on the way back home; Quartzsite-AZ
I tried a new knitting pattern, today, after Supper.
A new pattern stitch, tonight; Quartzsite-AZ
Tonight's sunset was beautiful - and the moon was brightly Full.
Pink Sunset; Quartzsite-AZ
Full Moon in the desert, tonight; The Pit Stop RV Park~Quartzsite-AZ
There ISmore idiotic obamanite insanity being played out: barak hussein obama is OLD NEWS: even his own demonic party doesn't want anymore of his hypocritical nuttiness … but those in the demonrat party - and the stacked biden courts - that have literally sold their souls to him & his evil agenda, refuse to acknowledge that: they are still spinning the Trump Derangement disease
Megyn Kelly Podcast~Left Pushes "Constitutional Crisis," and Trump Brings Back Plastic Straws, w/ Cooke, Lowry and Swain: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_pKiswpJtg)
President Trump & DOGE is RIGHT to audit the government spending - AND HALT RIDICULOUS PROGRAMS THAT DO NOT BEBEFIT AMEERICA OR AMERICANS!
The demonrats will lose, but they will make everyone miserable in the process.
The demonrats are wickedly mean-spirited people, at best; and downright evil at worse.
The White House releases more projects that you paid for with USAID, the wasteful unaccountable government agency that has been dismantled by DOGE and Elon Musk! Here is a look at where your tax dollars went (including terror groups!): I hope you're proud!
— $7.9 million to teach Sri Lankan journalists how to avoid “binary-gendered language”
— $20 million for a new Sesame Street show in Iraq
— $4.5+ million to “combat disinformation” in Kazakhstan
— $1.5 million for “art for inclusion of people with disabilities”
— $2 million for sex changes and “LGBT activism” in Guatemala
— $6 million to “transform digital spaces to reflect feminist democratic principles”
— $2.1 million to help the BBC “value the diversity of Libyan society”
— $10 million worth of USAID-funded meals, which went to an al Qaeda-linked terrorgroup
— $25 million for Deloitte to promote “green transportation” in the country of Georgia
— $2.5 million to promote “inclusion” in Vietnam
— $16.8 million for a SEPARATE “inclusion” group in Vietnam
— ~$5 million to EcoHealth Alliance, one of the key NGOs funding bat virus research at the Wuhan lab
— $20 million for a group related to a key player in the Russiagate impeachment hoax
— $1.1 million to an Armenian “LGBT group”
— $1.2 million to help the African Methodist Episcopal Church Service and Development Agency in Washington, D.C., build “a state-of-the-art 440 seat auditorium”
— $1.5 million to promote “LGBT advocacy” in Jamaica
— $2 million to promote “LGBT equality through entrepreneurship” in Latin America
— $500K to solve sectarian violence in Israel (just ten days before the Hamas October 7 attack)
— $2.3 million for “artisanal and small scale gold mining” in the Amazon
— $3.9 million for “LGBT causes” in the western Balkans
— $5.5 million for LGBT activism in Uganda
— $6 million for advancing LGBT issues in “priority countries around the world”
— $6.3 million for men who have s*x with men in South Africa
— $8.3 million for “USAID Education: Equity and Inclusion”
For decades, USAID bureaucrats believed they were accountable to no one— but that era is over.
President Trump is STOPPING the waste, fraud, and abuse.
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters | Teddy Swims - Lose Control Full Version Mashup:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lF4l7zd7_M)
We woke up to a chilly morning; so, both heaters were flicked on, while I waited for my morning joy juice to brew 😉 Holland told me last night that there's a cold front coming down from Canada. It has arrived.
Daily headlines are filled with Canada's bitching about keeping all their 'goods' out of America … who cares? We don't need any of it. There is absolutely n.o.t.h.i.n.g. in my Life with Canada's stamp on it. Not even a Road Gypsy neighbor - and this is probably the fallout of the Canadian boycott against America; about half of AZ's RVing income comes from Canadian RVr's escaping snow, that come down here for the warm winters.
But, I am noticing that they aren't keeping their cold weather fronts on their side of the border 😬 Granted that here in Arizona, the canadian freeze isn't as bad as the upper portion of America… but, it is still c.o.l.d. here, in the morning. The low-40's is cold, anywhere.
When Holland staggered out of bed, and sat down with his coffee mug, he opened the side window shade - and I saw a shade of pink tint the topside of an RV across the street … so, I ran quick outside, and saw a pretty pink sunrise: what a nice way to start this Sunday: "in the pink" and feeling good 😊
A shading of morning pink caught my eye …
Morning Sunrise. The Pit Stop; Quartzsite-AZ
Checking my FB Page … a Teddy Swims Reel came up - and I liked it; so, I showed it to Holland saying, "Hey Babe - give this a listen; I like Teddy's song, and he's blending it with that Metallica's song I like, too. I never listened to Metallica before you came into my life. But I do like that song. And I like Teddy's music, too."
We listened to that while we finished our coffees.
Then, I saw a 2 Be Better Podcast Reel and Holland heard it (I was recording it for future use 😉) - and he understood why thank him for what he does for me: his presence in my Life makes my life easier. His height makes my life easier. His quiet ways of getting me out of my head and out of house ... makes my life easier. His dinking around inside and outside of Independence, to make life on the road safe and worry-free, makes my life easier. Him agreeing to Road Gypsy with me, seriously makes my life easier. So, it is easy to thank him for all these things - and the other things he isn't even aware of that he does to make my life easier 😘
Under all the gruff bluster, and macho attitude, he really is a good man - and he deserves recognition for that. Elohim truly blessed me by pairing us together. And I am thankful ❤️
Acts of Service~Marriage
Aerosmith - 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing' Lyrics: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o4kvBI5A98)
I've been blessed with 2 good men in my Life, who wanted to marry me; and make my life easier: I am grateful for both of those blessings, and I always made sure to thank them when they pitched in to help me. But, I never considered that courtesy of thanking them, to be an act of service on my part. That's just the way I was raised.
Live and learn.
Holland wanted to run down to Main Street, and said he wanted me to come with him; so we shut everything down, and settled into Betsy.
Before we pulled out, Holland said, "I uploaded this playlist just for you - my Baby likes old-school tunes; I thought we could listen to it while taking a little drive."
I had never heard this Bad Company song; what a nice surprise 😊
Bad Company - 'Easy on My Soul'~Previously Unreleased Version: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D1oYyoRwp0)
He planned this surprise drive with surprise tunes, before he came to bed, last night: he really is the best husband, for me 😁 He is always thinking of me, and finding new ways to make my life comfortably easy.
We drove the freeway a little bit before turning off towards Salome-AZ; the sun had decided to come out, which warmed things up some - and the drive was soothingly relaxing: listening to the {new} tunes, watching the scenery, and enjoying the company of my loving man ... the itching and burning angry red rash from the soles of my feet to the top of my thighs, caused by the AZ dustups, didn't seem so overwhelming. And the headache was abating some, too.
Holland was doing all he knew to do to help make my life easy in the moment.
And it was working.
When we got to Salome, he said, "I'll turn around in this lot, and head back home."And I said, "Can I have 10 minutes more? Can we go up the road a bit - so I can see the pretty colors of the artist community set up in the old motel complex? Since we aren't going to be coming back to AZ, I'd like to see that, again."He said, "I don't want to be on the road all day …"I said, "10 minutes; it's just around the corner there, the last patch of civilization for miles around - just 10 minutes away & no further." I wasn't sure of the timeframe, but I did know it was just a short pace up the road, because I could see the curve ahead - where it was located.
It was exactly 10 minutes up the highway: Holland was impressed I nailed the timeframe, and I was thankful it kept me honest 👍
Today's Daytrip Route; Quartzsite to Wenden & back, again.
Artist Community in Wenden-AZ
'Simple Man' song by Bad Co.Bad Company - 'Simple Man' song: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpBwF57XuOA)
On our way back to The Pit Stop, we saw some stone structures from the freeway … so, we decided to go check the location out.
We found the road leading to the structures, and there was no "No Trespassing" sign - so, we drove up to them: I like peeking into old houses - and Holland, having worked in construction (family owned, as well as Union jobs), likes to check out the construction features.
A new exploration; Quartzsite-AZ
Saw this area from the freeway, and thought we'd investigate ;-)
Careful steps need to be employed - metal fence stake broken off & sticking up, ankle high.
Holland says this is like a mechanic's shop with a motor hoist, outside.
Outside of workshop …
Casag (?) Sweat Marker; Quartzsite-AZ
Main House structure; Quartzsite-AZ
Original wall … and add-on's.
House side view …
Backside of the house, seen from the freeway.
Tracy Byrd - 'Somebody's Dream' song:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KppLxQikU1s)
Holland says this is an electrical fuse box from somewhere around the 1940's.
Outlet box from the 1960's, or thereabouts.
Barbed wire is being pulled; and we saw that there is a For Sale sign on the far end of the acreage.
On the back end of the workshop, there appeared to have been a small RV Park area; we saw several water spigots sticking up out of the ground in marked out areas - and primitive electrical hookups. Someone, at some point, had utilized the back-end of the freeway-facing-property, for income purposes.
Leaving the old site, we could see in a Commercial For Sale Billboard sign in the distance - and pondered who would be considering purchasing it, and what they would develop it to be. But, since we aren't coming back this way once we leave … we'll never find out 🤔
Just before we reached our turn to where Independence is currently parked, Holland called my attention to the top of a pole, and said, "Look Baby, a roadrunner."That was a Sunday answer to a prayer I've had for 2 years 🙏 ☝️ I have seen images, artwork, and metal structures of roadrunners … but I wanted to see an actual bird: and now, Elohim was granting me my wish 😁
A bedraggled Roadrunner; an answer to a prayer.
Back home, and relaxing, Holland poured us another of his original juiced health drinks - and, as usual, it was delicious.
And, as usual, we drank it while watching the fast-paced RVing activity of The Pit Stop:
Holland's original juice smoothie - he makes the most delicious concoctions: garlic, honey, banana, organic cacao powder, cinnamon, turmeric, lemon, dates, water. SO GOOD 👌
Holland said, 'It looks like the Partridge Family pulled in …'; he cracks me up ;-) Revamped Skoolie; Quartzsite-AZ
Partridge Bus video:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USb53HfTARk)
A Jackalope on one bus … and a mini portable hot tub, on the other; Quartzsite-AZ
Later on, for Supper, I dug out one of the 4Patriots prepper packets - and added meat and spices to it, to suit our tastes.
I have halved all the 4Patriot Meal packets, so if you use the whole packets, adjust recipe as needed.
We ate our fleshed out Supper over broken dark bread pieces - YUMMY!; steamed Brussels Sprouts & Carrots on the side.
1 Chicken Breast, cubed * 1 medium Red Onion, sliced * 1 Garlic clove, pressed * 3 large Cap Mushrooms, sliced * 1 half packet 4Patriots 'Creamy Rice & Vegetable Dinner' * 3-1/2 cups Water * 1/2 tsp. ground Marjoram * 1 tsp. Paprika * 1/4 tsp. ground Black Pepper * 4 oz. Cheddar, shredded * 4 sliced Dark Bread, broken (optional)* 14 Brussels Sprouts, stems trimmed and "X"d * 3 small Carrots, sliced * Cooking Spray * 1 medium Skillet w-lid * 1 Steamer Pot w-lid
Ingredients for 'Val's 4Patriots Chicken Rice & Vegetable Supper'
1) Spray the skillet with cooking spray, then sear the cubed chicken pieces …
2) Add onions and garlic - then turn heat down to medium, and continue cooking for an hour and a half; to tenderize onion and meat.
##Set the steamer pot to boiling.
3) Open the 4Patriots Supper pkt. - add the water, seasonings, and sliced mushrooms … stir to combine ingredients, and bring mixture to a boil: reduce heat medium-low, and cook until rice is softened and mixture has thickened.
##Carefully lift steamer pot lid and carefully place the basket with Brussels Sprouts & Carrots in place: replace lid over pot steam veg's for about 20 minutes.
Everything should finish cooking around the same timeframe.
4) Sprinkle chicken mixture with cheese - turn heat off; place lid over skillet, and allow cheese to melt.
5) Serve, and enjoy!
Following kitchen cleanup, my soul was happily eased as evening settled over our small corner of the world, lit beautifully by a fiery red sunset 😁
Sunset at The Pit Stop; Quartzsite-AZ
Bad Company-'Burning Sky' song:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGdIGa4n5cE)
We had so hoped to make AZ our home - but the constant stirred up dust inflames our already compromised lungs; and the related red rash issues is driving us to seek another warm-climate locale.
Everything about Arizona is appealing to me, but I know for sure the one thing I will truly miss, is the gorgeous and magnificent sunsets that light my soul on fire.
I will forever be thankful Elohim opened up this opportunity for this Bucket List want of mine … and I will forever be grateful to my husband for making this Road Gypsy wish an eased soul reality 💘
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