Finally! A Roof over Our Heads!

At home (for now) in Nebo, North Carolina

 In 2006 I responded to a notice in a church bulletin and volunteered to become a Core Group leader with a college ministry called the House Ministry. Over the next eleven years I met for two hours each week during the school year with a small group of three to six young men, most of whom were students at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga.  Our meetings consisted of some Bible study, some prayer, and a lot of time talking about the issues of their lives. Mentoring these men was one of the highlights of my life.

One of the men who was in my group for the first two years was Andrew, who graduated and went on to medical school where he met Leah. I had the honor of officiating at their wedding in 2010. They completed their studies and went on to practice in the Marion-Morganton area of North Carolina. As time passed they acquired a lovely home on a beautiful piece of property in a country neighborhood called Nebo, and eventually, were joined by two little daughters.

Andrew and Leah have stayed in touch over the years, and recently Andrew set up two RV sites on his property, both with full hook-ups and one with a shed roof. They invited us to come visit them, and so we have been enjoying their company and the lovely facilities for the past two weeks. And finally, we have a roof over our heads!

Since we sold our home in January, 2021 we have been semi-nomads. However, this experience has caused us to reconsider an idea we had thought about early on: we may look for an acre or so somewhere near Knoxville where we can put up a shed similar to Andrew's, so that when we're not on the road we can park our trailer in it and live for cheap as long as we like. We love living in our RV, and when we are no longer able to travel will live in it as long as we are able.

Photograph made with a Fuji X-T20 digital camera and Fujicron XC16-50mm f3.5-5.6 lens.

Photograph and text copyright 2022, David B.Jenkins.

I post Monday, Wednesday, and Friday unless life gets in the way.

Soli Gloria Deo -- For the glory of God alone

My book, Backroads and Byways of Georgia, is now out of print, although copies are apparently still available from Amazon, and possibly other sources. The second edition is now in the editing stage and is scheduled to be released on December 6th.