Well, I was hoping to see more of you posting up pics of the auction booty you've received,
but things seemed to have died down in here. Oh well, no biggie there.
I WAS glad to see everyone's enthusiasm for birthday girl Leanna
@CudaChick1968 though!
To sort of wrap things up with the auctions, the only one I know of (and again, if I'm wrong here,
SOMEBODY please correct me!) that didn't wind up being followed through with was:
Item #37 Mopar "hot wheels" style '69 Charger Daytona Hemi car donated by
BigCountryMopar
High bid: $30
@roadrunner69440 @roadrunner69440
Hey
@BigCountryMopar and/or
@roadrunner69440 - can either of you PLEASE let me know what
happened with that auction, please?
THANKS!!
I figured I'd write about what the results of the auction have meant to us up here on the ridge...
so maybe y'all could see where your generosity has been "at work".
It's mostly really simple, every day life sort of things, stuff we all take for granted - until they're
not there anymore, like:
1. The phone has gone silent from bill collectors for the moment (whew!)
2. There's actual groceries in the fridge and cupboard
3. I was able to get a couple things repaired on both the wife's car and my truck
4. Prescriptions could be paid for, buying me another month or so
5. We've actually ventured out in Fred a couple times locally and put the money one
kind gifter insisted on into his tank (which he promptly gobbled, of course)
6. I've gotten a couple things fixed on the house and such that were in bad need and
have a couple more to go, but nothing expensive - just "death-defying on a ladder" sort of stuff
(there's little level ground on the side of a ridge
)
Those are just a few tasks that have gotten accomplished. I know, they don't sound like much at
all (and they usually aren't to most folks) - but until you're in that spot, trust me....they're priceless!
The last hand full of years before all hell broke loose (and during/after all the cancer/medical crap set
in), I used to warn my wife all the time to "make the money count" (she does the billpaying), that
although I was enjoying success at generating revenue, it was coming at a high cost to me physically...
but after a while, she basically took it to be me "crying wolf" and didn't really pay much attention to me.
We were both quite used to decades of being just fine with finances - and that was a blessing we took
for granted with time.
The situation just never presented itself that we'd suddenly be without....until it did.
Now 59 years old (which, let's face it, keeps a lot of potential employers at bay) and with the whole service
industry in retreat as a result of the plandemic this year, here we are.
It's VERY humbling, to say the least - and I do wonder if it's part of His plan to "get me humble", actually -
but if I'm being honest, I had pretty much reached the end of my own "service life" - the docs didn't give me
much longer than now anyways and my master plan of not leaving a mess for her did pretty much get
accomplished late last year, so it left me wondering if this was indeed "my time" - and not being able to,
in any good conscience, protest much if it WAS.
Yet, I'm not the kind to ever roll over for anyone (or any Being). I wouldn't still be on the good side of the
dirt if I was....
Lookit:
I don't have to question or believe if there's a God or not - as some of you know, I've actually met the fella
a couple times, so with me it's more of a "know" than a "believe" - but if it helps anyone else in their own
beliefs, what has happened to me here might serve some assistance though.
I mean, think of it - just as things were really looking bleak and I had been looking and praying hard for
guidance, answers, SOMETHING out of the man upstairs - and yes, reaching the point of despair sometimes...
Out of NOWHERE comes Leanna - and you all answer the call in such AMAZING numbers that it still boggles
my mind!
If that ain't divine intervention - if that isn't answering a prayer - then I'll eat my hat.
Whatever happens from here, we have been the benefactors of an amazing event and you all have been
participants and witnesses to that.
Yes, He does exist and yes, miracles of all sizes still happen - and yes, there ARE still good souls in this
world.
Keep the faith and God Bless all y'all!
I love working with you guys! One of the members who took me up on 
