by ProvidenceRV | Feb 6, 2018
I love words in any form. Books, play on words, word art, and particularly encouraging sayings. Here’s some recent ones I found in Lake Fork News.
Families are like fudge…mostly sweet, with a few nuts. However, today’s mighty oak is just yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
Laughing is good exercise. It’s like jogging on the inside. đ
And the one listed on Providence RV Park’s flyer:Â Residents will greet each day as a gift, show care for others, and take responsibility for themselves. That’ll take care of most things in life.
Have a great day from Providence RV Park in Quitman, Texas.
by ProvidenceRV | Jan 30, 2018
I was thinking about it, so I thought about it, and thought I might have something to say! I was asked the question, âWhy would you want to live in an R V anyway?â
Well after hemming and hawing and looking around, Â I thought, âI think several reasons can be found.â
Today, theyâre very comfortable and well built, pretty sound, and when youâve lost something inside of them, it can usually be found.
When I lived in a house, there was always something to fix or make patches. Well, not anymore, everything is already done, put together, and it all matches.
Then thereâs the yard, itâs already finished, nothing to mow. And it gives me more time to think, âNow, where do I want to go?â
And when I DO go, I donât worry for sure, cause my R V and my âstuffâ are safe and secure.
My neighbors are great, not nosy, donât spy. Itâs just when someone is there whoâs not you or I, they want to know why!
Yeah, Providence is a quiet and peaceful R V Park of great neighbors and friends. And having said that, this is where this blog post ends.
James the Owner, Providence RV Park near Lake Fork, Quitman, TX
903.226.3016
by ProvidenceRV | Jan 23, 2018
Thinking about moving to an RV? You will soon experience the joy of downsizing!
I’ve found it truly is a joy, and so have many of our residents here at our RV park in Lake Fork.
When I started downsizing, it was just from 2400 sq ft to 1200 sq ft. That was relatively easy as we didnât need two living areas and 4 bedrooms anymore. We found we were actually quite comfortable, and may I say, I loved cleaning less space, but I had put so much in storage as âyou just never know.â Then we downsized again, quite a bit more as you probably have. I must say, I enjoyed giving away so much to my own kids, then friends, and then to charity. Itâs definitely true, if you want to be blessed, bless others; if only for the joy youâll receive. And that storage? We realized we could have re-bought anything we needed with how much money we spent paying for storage for stuff we obviously never did need.
One of my favorite downsizing ideas: that whole bookcase shelf of photo albums and boxes of photos that Iâd keep til my dying daysâŚI chose my favorites and put them in a moving picture frame. Hundreds of them. Itâs a cherished possession, takes up precious little space, and the best part â I actually see those photos I couldnât part with. The memories that flash across that screen are better than a movie.
Now, I’ve found that the joy of downsizing can be a way to connect with others, and maybe even make new friends.
Do you have an amazingly brilliant downsizing idea? Let all those thinking about moving to an RV know your brilliant idea.
by ProvidenceRV | Jan 19, 2018
Providence an RV Retirement Community
What makes community?
Webster defines it as 1. a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common or 2. a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
At Providence RV Park, weâve got it in spades, or if you prefer, in hearts.
Weâre geared toward long-term residents. Know your neighbors, but have plenty of space to keep them friendly. Walk under the trees, listen to the birds and sit on the patio with a cup of teaâŚuh, no thatâs summer; actually right now itâd be crunch through the snow hoping none falls from the trees, hurry inside and hope thereâs hot chocolate on the stove. No matter what time of year, community is thriving at Providence RV Park.
Oh, and stop by on the weekend for a game of spades, hearts, or even dominoes; or just stop in to borrow from our book collection.
by ProvidenceRV | Jan 17, 2018
PROVIDENCE!
Providence, what a great name! Kind of carries the thought that âWhatever is, is the way itâs supposed to be.â
That is how I think of my RV park, Providence R V Park near Lake Fork, TX. You know, like the members we have are the ones who are supposed to be here. Donât get me wrong, I love the members we have, each one.
We started this adventure 4 years ago. Looking for the right area of the state, looking for the right terrain, the right lake, the right town, the right road, etc. Then carving out, quite literally, the roads, the well, the drains, the BIG house, where to put this and that. Itâs probably too long a story to tell in one blog.
Some one would ask, âWhy would you spend so much time, work for so many years, put almost everything you own in an R V park?â
Answer: I have the sense that we built what we were supposed to, where we were supposed to, when we were supposed to, with the partners we were supposed to, and in the place we did.
And were brought the residents we are supposed to have, with more to come, you perhaps.
Then there is that word, PROVIDENCE!
by ProvidenceRV | Jan 6, 2018
IILIMRV: I would want it to be as large as I could reasonably afford with lots of slide outs.
IILIMRV: I would want to have a deck outside my front door, maybe with a roof.
IILIMRV: I would want a bathroom with the extra large shower in it.
IILIMRV: Give me a fenced and gated park, one that is as secure as possible.
IILIMRV: Give me some place quiet and peaceful with a heavy tree cover.
IILIMRV: Give me a spot at Providence RV Park, Quitman, Texas, near Lake Fork.
by ProvidenceRV | Jan 1, 2018
Happy New Year from Providence RV Park in Lake Fork, Texas. May your year be filled with peace, hope, love, and prosperity. Stay warm whether you’re in Texas or Maine.
by ProvidenceRV | Dec 20, 2017
Do you have holiday traditions? At Providence RV Park near Lake Fork we have an unusual but great fun one I’d like to share with you. I can’t remember when we started it or why, but now we can’t stop…the kids won’t let us. We do a scavenger hunt, but not for the gift; just for the number written on the gift. All the gifts are on display, but instead of a name, it has a number on it. We have assigned each child a number but they have to hunt for it to discover which gift is theirs. My husband writes 3-4 clues, in rhyme for each child. They all start at a central place and eventually will be spread out everywhere looking for their next clue. And for some reason they think it’s a race so it gets funny as they stumble over each other. It’s a bit of work for my husband, but we all have so much fun that it’s worth it. One of our 13-year-old granddaughters told us that it was the best part of Christmas; so you see we can’t stop. For those too young to read, they have to do assigned tricks like jump 3 times and turn around before they get their number.
Some of our traditions have gone by the wayside as they weren’t too important to us or life just changes (someone blinks and there it goes again). But this one has stuck around. Do you have any special or fun traditions that are worth sharing?
Our family Christmas at Providence RV Park gets better every year. Do you have old, or new, family traditions?
by ProvidenceRV | Dec 19, 2017
I love all the surprises of Christmas. Where will the Elf be? You’ve been doing what? She’s engaged? We’re a large family so some we only get to see annually and those are the surprises they bring. With our immediate family it’s a bit harder to bring a surprise, but we try. Maybe you do the same. The teenagers invariably want gift cards or money as a gift. We go out of our way to disguise those gifts usually making it a gift within a gift. One year we gave them each a filled cookie tin and I thought we’d have to wait until they ate the cookies before we heard back from them. They all had little bit of a sad face as we explained it had been a hard year, there were so many needs posted on the angel tree from others in difficult situations, it was the season to be giving you understand, until one of them dug deep. Then there were cookie crumbs everywhere. Do you have a good way to hide a gift card?
Christmas at Providence RV Park is always filled with family, fun and magic.
Here at Providence RV Park near Lake Fork, Texas, maybe I should hang them as ornaments on the trees; we only have a couple hundred of them here.
by ProvidenceRV | Dec 18, 2017
Christmas is full of wonder. I wonder how that tiny drop of water transforms from liquid to sparkling solid on that tree limb. Hundreds of them, luminous, a tree of diamonds. I wonder at the pure joy I see on Christmas morning in my grandkids. I wonder how I can eat so much in one sitting. I wonder whether I’ll get to wear a sweater here at our beautiful RV Park at Lake Fork or if I’ll still be in capris wishing for snow. I wonder what the latest must have toy is and if I forgot anyone. I wonder if I have all the ingredients I need. I wonder why I get all caught up in this. And then I stop to wonder at the Reason for the Season. Yes, stop and wonder, take the time. Wonder most at the incredible gift of the Christ child.
In this season, may you find joy, peace, stillness, and wonder.
