10/20/25. Santa Barbara CA I have arrived.

Hello All. The rest of the 5-day trip was so easy. No traffic, no bike rack issues, just complete joy. There's no doubt whether Jesus led me here since we followed this truck not once but twice!

We're staying in a 500 sf rental in Ventura (half hour from Santa Barbara) and loving the CA weather.

We'll be here until escrow closes 12/4 on our new home, a 700 sf condo in Santa Barbara. After 500 s', 700 is going to feel like BIG! It's not really the condo that's so wonderful, it's its locale.

The Pacific Ocean is across a barely traveled street, a small zoo and arboretum surround the condo and the grounds are like a jungle. The mountains too are just a couple of miles away.

This is my balcony which has frequent bird and hummingbird and squirrel visitors (Chelsea is after a squirrel)!

California folks are a lil wierd, like me ... so my condo has a bidet that has a remote control to choose which ____ or ____ is preferred. The toilet seat goes up as soon as you enter the room! I'm going to name her something wonderful like Bridgett. Yes, I like that.

And, the bathroom sink is quite the splashy experience.

Well, I miss y'all but I was live streaming that most blessed baptism service at LifePoint on Sunday and will continue to live stream so I can continue to grow and stay connected to my LifePoint family.

And Paul will be back in about 6 months as he is buying my house there. Love to all. ♥️ I'll keep in touch. I'm going to see if I can set the site up so y'all can comment if you like.