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The Salt Shaker ~ April 2025

Salty Strings Music Ministry

Praises – God is good all the time!  Progress with our addition, visiting friends, new music friends, physical strength to keep working

Prayers – New color printer for CD’s and newsletter, motivation, roofer, RV repairs and air conditioning, safe travels

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.  Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”    James 1:2-4 NIV

Hello to our family, friends, and followers:

April brought some interesting weather; thunder storms, gusty winds, heavy rain, dark skies, tornado watches, and one tornado warning.  Our rental family and us spent a couple of hours on the addition porch waiting and watching; the entry to the shelter was flooded and slick with mud.  Getting that to drain properly is now on our list of repairs needed!  Most of our nights were in the 60’s and days upper 70’s and some 80’s.  We found attic heat was coming into the multi-purpose room (where the beam was added and closet supports removed) and spread a tarp over the attic floor to seal it up a bit.  It will be a while before we get to rebuilding that area.

Salty Strings had a full month again with a few additions.  April started with the SALT senior meeting.  We were with the Booneville Dulcimer Club for two practice evenings and four programs; one of the care facilities added their Memory Ward this month where part of the group played for about 14 residents.  Connie had several hours of practice with the organ for Easter songs, and there were many more hours together for all the church worship.  We also participated in a twice-a-month jam session with lots of other musicians and music genres.  We had fun, even though it was a ‘live’ event (everyone was on video) and they were set up for standing performers.

As we prepare for travel in May our focus shifted to some postponed RV needs.  John checked the bedroom a/c unit and sealed around the bath fan early in the month.  With a few heavy rains we found the leak continues; we’re still puzzled where the leak really is!  Mid-month there were a series of problems – a vent cover on the roof is missing (patched up with a cool whip container), the slam latch to the water compartment broke, 2 days later a latch on the other side broke, the a/c won’t work at all on low, and the living room a/c started doing the same thing (not an emergency since they are working on high).  Parts were ordered, the latches won’t work, and more latches were ordered, hopefully arriving in time to install before we leave.    

Early in the month Connie had lots of work on our taxes, our first year to have to file in Mississippi as well as a full year as landlords.  Once they were mailed off (on the 14th!) there was paperwork to file away and notes to be made for next year.  She also finished up our newsletter, just a bit late, with a sickly printer and lots of help from John.  There were four songs Connie arranged and worked out, three for the Booneville Dulcimer Club (Ashokan Farewell, Wild Mountain Thyme, and the chorus for Down In My Heart) and the theme song for the Campers On Mission gathering in May; she enjoyed the challenges and time spent on something ‘fun.’  She also did some ‘not so professional’ phone recordings with the keyboard in multiple speeds to help John with a mandolin song.  There were a few cooking experiments, including chiclet noodles thinking it might be faster rather than rolling and cutting.  The harp, long neglected, even came out of its corner for a few hours!

Most of our April ‘work’ was in the addition.  Connie washed most of the old exterior siding wall and did a lot of painting – primer and finish paint (ceiling boards, trim boards, and walls), and put all the wall electric covers back on.  John found two adjoining windows were a bit uneven and fixed the sill plates.  He also did lots of cutting, fitting, and putting up various trim.  Connie was brave, once, getting on top of the spa to help put up a long ceiling board.  Our roof person has not been by to fix the roof leak yet, so we still have ceiling to install, but it is good to see real progress and that our planning is looking good!

There were several meals out early in the month with our visiting camper as he prepared to move on in his music ministry.  We had an evening farewell so he could leave early the next morning.  We continued Friday date nights, once with our Journey Church friends before attending a Passion Play in Corinth, MS.  One date night we enjoyed pizza at one of the homes where we were able to sit on their deck as we ate and watched the cat and crows stand off for the pizza crusts tossed into the yard.  We were treated to a great Sunday buffet in New Albany, MS after church with friends, just one of many blessings God continues to provide.  We enjoyed eating at Jack’s for our Anniversary and tax completion celebration (on the 14th).  The last day of the month we enjoyed a quiet evening out where we discussed our May travel plans and semi-planned for the rest of the year.

In addition to our swimming, we occasionally walked around the driveway or up the road a bit, once with a neighbor dog following; all dependent on how stiff we were by evening.  We haven’t received our replacement floor mat but we are getting a bit better at staying in the center as we swim.  We noticed that there was a leak when using the swim spa, the end with the heater and pumps, and John was able to tighten the connection a bit by hand.  A week later it started leaking again, this time he used the screw driver to get the connection clamp tighter, and so far, no leaks. Swimming was not as consistent this month because of plywood sheets on top to work on the ceiling.   

For more relaxing activities:  walks in the woods, guitar playing (almost has his regrown thumb nail trained out of its curve), and picking up sticks around the yard so he can start mowing again.  There were several trips to the woods making more paths and going along the boundary markers while keeping an eye on the tree cutters on our neighbor’s land.  It has been quite the experience to hear trees sawed (a huge machine can catch 3-5 trees and saw them near the ground) and stacked for transport as well as looking through the trees to cleared land.  They have remained off our property so far, but we will only have a few trees left to our south once they finish.  John has been making the arrangements for our trip east for some music and a visit to see our newest granddaughter and family.  We had one smokey fire in our fire pit and are waiting for a good time to have a hot dog roast with friends and our renters.

We discovered all eggs are not equal – we helped put candy in 5,000 plastic eggs for an Easter Egg Hunt.  It was a great time of fellowship, goofing around, and we even figured out how to get Dum-Dums into the eggs!  All four Sundays in April we were leading worship at Journey Community Church. We chose to use the church organ for all the songs Easter Sunday, meaning John stretched his voice limits many times! Palm Sunday evening was the feet washing, Wednesday evenings found us back in Revelation most nights, and there was an evening hymn sing with the church pianist and Connie.

We’ve had a few calls and fixes this month from our mobile home renters – mice and microwaves.  John spent some time inside, outside, and under plugging holes (expanding foam with steel wool) and spraying rodent deterrent.  We worked together getting the old microwave down, finding the wall studs and a hidden GFCI plug, stabilizing the electric range plug, and getting the new shelf unit fastened to the wall.  In the meantime, the renters used our little blue microwave on their counter.  John spent several days designing, finding wood, cutting, fitting, glueing, and adding several coats of spray finish.  Holes were pre-drilled for easy assembly and a light was added after mounting – a beautiful job and a larger microwave!  

John was sick (stuffy head, sinus, headaches, very tired) April 2-6.  Then Connie caught whatever bug he had for a week.  That slowed us both down and the after effects included another two weeks of feeling worn out.  It seems when we finally get in a groove or schedule, something always comes around to knock us off course; we just don’t bounce back as quickly as when we were younger!

Devotional quotes for April: 

  • The best route to higher ground only comes by climbing up through the valleys.
  • Corrie ten Boom once said, “If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed.  If you look within, you’ll be depressed.  If you look at God, you’ll be at rest.”
  • Don’t tell God how big your problem is, tell your problem how big God is.
  • What is over your head is still under Jesus’ feet.

Jesus speaking: “Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one.  I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.”  (Revelation 1:17b-18 ESV)  “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” (2 Timothy 1:7 ESV)

Tune in again next month for our progress and ministry update!

John and Connie Nicholas
Salty Strings Music Ministry

Contact Information:
Mail:  John & Connie Nicholas
Salty Strings Music Ministry
30A Hwy 367
Burnsville, MS  38833


Phone – John 909-336-8910 or Connie 909-336-8912
Email – SaltyStrings@hotmail.com
Facebook – Salty Strings Music Ministry
Web site – SaltyStrings.com

ONLINE DONATIONS via PayPal through our web site

TRAVEL PLANS AND UPCOMING LOCATIONS
** May 13-early June – Aiken, SC and Fredericksburg, VA for music and family
** August-September – Illinois/Wisconsin, volunteer work, music, family, and friends

The Salt Shaker ~ March 2025

Salty Strings Music Ministry

Praises – Glory to God for safe travel, protection from area storms, provision, seeing renters enjoying the property, the beauty and rebirth in springtime

Prayers – Safety on scaffolding, roof leaks (spa room and our trailer), music ministry, recording and getting songs online

Question:  Why would God limit the roads to heaven to just one?  Because He doesn’t want us to guess the way there; Jesus is the only right direction.  Jesus said, “I am the Road, also the Truth, also the Life.  No one gets to the Father apart from me.  John 14:6 The Message 

Hello to our followers, family, and friends:

March – in like a lamb, out like a lion?  Our final days at our Florida project included a few camp meals, a great Mountain Man breakfast cooked over charcoal in a Dutch oven, planning routes (including how to get out of our parking area), a final evening camp fire, and packing up.  Another volunteer removed a low tree branch and great spotters made our exit uneventful.  We were all watching the weather with high wind and storm forecasts; since we were headed west into the wind we left early on the 5th and only struggled a bit the last hour as winds increased and we turned north.

At the invitation of some Campers on Mission volunteers, we stayed a few days in the panhandle of Florida.  John joined them for morning devotions and did some work sanding bunk bed rails and helping with porch construction while Connie remained in the RV enjoying the down time.  We had 3 days of fellowship including supper when we arrived, and visiting SOWER friends in the area.

Our final recreation rest was an afternoon along the Gulf coast with a few stops at some Panama City beaches.  Although it was breezy and cool, we started at access 54 (west) at a pier and watched people and waves.  We ended at access 2 and found it quite different with clearer water, the surf seemed warmer, but the tide pools forming were still cold.  Connie kept her jacket on and walked up and down with her kite picking up a few small shells (John found some as well) as the tide came in.  There were red helicopters, trucks patrolling the beach, John recognized F35 stealth and F80 star fighters (Tyndall AFB to the east and Pensacola Naval Air Station to the west), and a patrol boat bouncing from the waves as it towed another boat.  We found a Culver’s, yes in Florida, for supper and returned to the RV to prepare the cooler for traveling.  We left early on the 8th knowing we had a very long day to get home to Mississippi.  We gained an hour (CST in the Florida panhandle) and gained another hour with daylight savings time when we arrived home, a bit of ‘jet lag’ perhaps?   

We were welcomed back to Journey Community Church, although we were a bit weary from our long travel day, and Connie joined right in with the keyboard for worship.  It was good to be back, especially rejoining their Wednesday night study in Revelation.  The 5th Sunday, the 30th, we traveled to our other ‘home’ church in Iuka for their Worship and Testimony service where we shared a few songs and what we did in Florida before enjoying the potluck lunch.  That evening we celebrated the 18th birthday of the Pastor’s son with another meal at Journey Church.  March also included a dessert celebration for Pastor’s Wives’ month, plenty of delicious food!

Our first week home was a lot of figuring, organizing, and shopping!  First thing Monday was to retrieve our mail, stop for final adjustments for John’s hearing aids, purchase scaffolding at Harbor Freight, and our usual grocery stops.  The scaffolding was assembled and stabilized using ladders, and John started removing the old ceiling panels, stapling the insulation, filling some gaps where birds were coming in, and figuring out how to properly mount the boxes for the pancake LED lights.  We played the ‘scaffold vs hot tub location’ game for a few days, purchased plywood and tongue and groove boards for the ceiling (110 delivered thankfully), moved the boards inside, and started priming the ceiling boards.  Some days Connie helped by cutting boards to length so John could stay on the scaffold.  Not bad for our first week back!  

God’s timing is good, even when it means more things to do!  As we started our travels home, we received a call from a renter that their showerhead needed to be replaced; we were able to fix it ourselves.  We now have a renter in the house and were able to meet her and ‘Hank’ her great Dane who love the walks in the woods.  John was able to attend a “God’s Man Conference” along with the men of Journey Church; the timing was great even though the conference was cut short due to storms in the area.  Before leaving Florida, we were greatly blessed in receiving cordless nail guns from a fellow SOWER and they are being used!  We were spoiled while in Florida with great internet and lots of TV stations; that ended when we returned.  Again, God’s Hand was in the timing and decisions as we visited the phone store, switched and added a line for unlimited hotspot, and came out money ahead every month.  It has proved very useful, and being portable our visiting camper was able to have internet for his stay.  

With all our travel and work this month there have been several days we’re just too tired to do much for exercise.  We stayed pretty diligent with evening walks … for about a week, Connie started her morning exercises again … for about a week, and there were a few swims when the plywood wasn’t over the spa, but nothing consistent.  One morning we were both looking forward to a swim but found, to our surprise, our floor mat in the spa was curling up on one end; by evening both ends were curling; and the next evening the whole mat was floating.  Calls were made and a new mat is coming but we’ll have to drain the spa before we can position and stick it down – swimming and water exercise are much harder with no center line and a slippery surface.  Other than several slivers, a few hammer slips, and some sore muscles we’ve enjoyed good health this month.

We had some special fellowship at the end of the month with a visit from a friend who travels full-time for nursing home music ministry and church visits.  We connect every few years when our paths cross and finally he arrived, the first to use our full hookup RV site.  Although a bit under the weather and not able to do any singing or speaking ministry, we were able to provide some meals, eat out a few times, deliver carry-out containers from the potluck, and had shower and laundry facilities.  Date nights resumed on Friday evenings; we had missed this fellowship while away.  Journey Church had a 2-day garage sale where we found a small blue microwave and deviled egg trays (no more recycled Chinese candy tray and John had commented 2 days earlier that he wanted a microwave to heat his coffee while working).

Connie spent some time almost every day priming the ceiling boards, usually 10 at a time, and gets more efficient each batch.  John got the first 2 ceiling rows up and leveled (the hardest part), finding rafters a bit off and creating more waste than we figured because each end has a few inches added to accommodate the overhang.  By the 22nd we had the ‘short’ side of the ceiling done, all using the scaffold, and the hot tub ready to fill and heat; that’s real motivation!  The next thing was getting the 12’ 4×4 support post fastened to support one end of the ceiling beam – after a few sketches, some materials, and a few prayers we were able to get it fit and in place.  John cut boards for the inside window trim and ripped some 2×4’s for 3” ceiling/wall molding trim.  Connie sanded some furring strips, all of which were primed along with the trim boards.  The longer side of the ceiling was started, again having to get it leveled first, working from ladders for the first 3’ then moving to the ‘easy’ stuff with plywood on top of the spa.  More motivation, no swimming until another 8’ of ceiling is finished!

We seemed to bring storms and weather with us.  It was cool, rainy, with wind gusts above 30 mph leaving Gainesville, FL.  It was in the upper 40’s when we left Bonifay, FL with some sprinkles along the way home.  Once back we had some really nice spring days, our plum and apple trees blossomed, the tree leaves started opening, and we needed the air conditioner a few times.  There were many more days however that were cloudy, thunder storms, tornado watches and warnings, overcast, damp and chilly, lots of rain and flash flood watches, pollen turning everything yellow-green, and the plum blossoms blew off the same day they opened.  Definitely good to have the inside work.  A few days started in the mid-30’s with mid-70’s for a high.  We did enjoy the night sky on the 1st with a silhouette moon sliver and Venus shining bright, and John was up for the eclipse on the 14th. 

Before leaving our Florida volunteer project we made an afternoon trip to the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo (Gainesville, FL) and had a beautiful relaxing day.  We wandered around for over 2 hours enjoying animals, birds, otter training, a wandering peacock display, gibbons creating a noisy ruckus, trying to see the new ‘joey’ tree kangaroo, and meeting a wandering injured turkey vulture that has claimed this spot as home.  Although a small zoo, the grounds and winding paths are beautiful.  The zoology students had just started a new semester and were willing to answer questions, even though they weren’t that familiar with their new subjects.  

On one of our last days in Florida, Connie spotted an air plant on the ground, picked it up, and it ‘bloomed’ releasing lots of tiny seeds with fuzzies (like miniature dandelions).  Although none of the seeds have grown, she separated the main plant, tied pieces to drift wood, and amazingly they are still alive!  Connie started daily posts for 40 days of prayer, finished a sample flower shaped dish rag scrubber (with a few modifications it will work perfect), and procrastinated on the taxes finally getting serious the last week of the month. 

It was good to be back with the Booneville Dulcimer Club and the programs at the care facilities.  We are now official members with our new T-shirts!  There was a music celebration one Wednesday evening at church with us using the hammer dulcimer (by request).  Our church friends had special friends visiting so there was lots of music, including great 4-part harmony hymns which Connie was able to play (without practice) on the piano.  We have recently been encouraged by others and believe we are entering a new season of music ministry; we need to pray, search for open doors, and allow God to use us through our music.

(Jesus speaking) “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”  Matthew 7:7 New International Version 

Thought for the month:  From a devotion ~ Despair will cast you down, keeping you from standing.  Fear will tell you to retreat.  Impatience will tell you to do something now.  Presumption will tell you jump before your landing is ready.  God often tells us to simply stand still as He reveals His plan.

Thanks for traveling with us and being part of our family too!

John and Connie Nicholas
Salty Strings Music Ministry

Contact Information:
Mail:  John & Connie Nicholas
Salty Strings Music Ministry
30A Hwy 367
Burnsville, MS  38833

Phone – John 909-336-8910 or Connie 909-336-8912
Email – SaltyStrings@hotmail.com
Facebook – Salty Strings Music Ministry
Web site – SaltyStrings.com

ONLINE DONATIONS via PayPal through our web site

TRAVEL PLANS AND UPCOMING LOCATIONS
** May 14-early June – Aiken, SC and Fredericksburg, VA for music and family
** August-Sept – Music, Volunteer work, Family Camp, Clinton, IL area
** September – Illinois and Wisconsin family visits

The Salt Shaker ~ November 2023

Salty Strings Music Ministry

Praises – Ongoing healing from whatever bug got us again this year; learning to slow down and let go of ‘our’ plans; doing all things for God’s glory alone.

Prayers – building up our strength; finish the house remodel; renters for the house; travel to our Florida volunteer project by end of month.

People may plan all kinds of things, but the Lord’s will is going to be done.  Proverbs 19:21 Good News Translation (People can make all kinds of plans, but only the Lord’s plan will happen.  New Century Version)

Hello to our family, followers, and friends:

What a month!  All our plans and striving to meet timelines kept getting shuffled around and changed, how rude!!  Looking back, we did accomplish a lot and learned to lean on God and others rather than ourselves.

Our contractor was back for a few days adding insulation and repairing the mobile home skirting for winter temperatures.  He also plugged a few holes and sealed up the crawl space in the house so we’re overnight-freeze temperature ready.  We worked together getting the repurposed flooring in the utility room and new flooring in the bathroom (had to stop that day because it was too dark to keep sawing outside).  One milestone – a shopping trip without a stop for supplies at Lowes!  

Winter is here, we always know because we manage to run out of propane once, always in the wee early morning hours, and wake to a chilly home.  November 3 was the date this year, 62 downstairs and 66 upstairs, so winter propane protocol is now in place.  And there is the winter water protocol as well, we have had to shut off the water once; another reason our ‘schedule’ called for getting to Florida this month. 

We always appreciate our health so much more after we’ve been through the worst of an unknown illness.  This Thanksgiving we spent in bed, John on the couch, Connie upstairs.  John started on Monday with a chest cold, by Tuesday the severe headache, chills, heavy chest and coughing settled in.  Connie pushed through until Wednesday night (after appliances were delivered) when it all caught up with her.  One nap a day is highly unusual, but there were several days when she had 3 long naps during the day plus 10–12-hour nights.  After a few days food started sounding good and a big pot of rice turned out to be our first good tasting meal.  We leaned on each other as much as possible, and finally turned to friends to get two propane tanks filled and some groceries.  Homemade Wassel the next day (along with Thera-Flu) helped greatly in our still slow recovery.

We’ve seen our share of TV and took special notice of a new insurance commercial – ‘Mayhem’ is sharing the market with ‘Ludacris’.  We have had plenty from these two this month!  We made a good choice when we remodeled our microwave shelf so it was an easy fix when the microwave died mid-month.  A few days without one and off to Walmart we went to get a new, cheap one – hot food again with the touch of a button.  Then, the call from our renter with a dead refrigerator.  Connie checked it out, definitely not cooling, and with a few phone calls and a trip to the bank, everything fell in place with used appliances being purchased, delivered, and the old refrigerator hauled off.  It was a blessing to meet our renter’s father and friend who did the leg work to find the refrigerator, electric dryer, and washer all in one trip plus the muscle to get everything in place and move our stack washer/dryer downstairs to our multi-purpose space.  Of course, remodeling is still providing plenty of rabbit trails as well.

Our house remodel is still progressing – we had leaky plumbing that is resolved; drywall mudding has led to smooth, primed walls; and ceilings have all been sprayed.  Ceiling fans have been cleaned and put back, room by room; old 2” sturdy plastic window blinds are down awaiting cleaning/shortening and new blinds have been ordered for other windows.  John got the new electric panel connected and the dryer wire in place for our area; replaced paneling and repurposed baseboard in the utility room; and is repairing and modifying three doors for cold air vents.  Connie found cardboard egg cartons work well for drying and lubricating the ~40 hinges from the cabinets; put up two LED lights under kitchen cabinets; and spent lots of time cleaning, sanding, wiping down, and painting.  

With the strict work schedule this month Connie squeezed in a good batch of split pea soup (with cornbread, chocolate pudding, and cool whip) as well as combined a couple of home-made recipes for an excellent chocolate pudding microwave-baked cake.  We stopped at White Trolley twice for a double slug burger, BLT and spicy fries’ lunch, and Captain D’s after church before a shopping run.  We did go twice on date night – of the three couples it seems one of us will have a problem with their order.  It was our turn the night after we went shopping.  John ordered a BLT and spicy fries, the fries came very well done; and Connie ordered a small pizza, that came very burnt and crispy.  The gal doing the cooking came to the table and apologized for the pizza, cooked a second one, and got John some good fries.  It was great to see a young person taking responsibility and making a tough decision to make things right.

Salty Strings Music Ministry presented a morning concert and testimony time at Macedonia Freewill Baptist church one Sunday morning.  We all had a great time and they enjoyed our songs, scriptures, and stories.  We tend to forget (especially when we get over-extended) how God can use even the smallest things to be a blessing to others.  Connie spent some time during Journey Church Men’s Fellowship playing their piano, realizing how rusty her fingers and brain are, but enjoying this long overdue treat.  There were a couple of songs for the November 1 SALT Seniors group and we helped with the worship music one Sunday.  Our “scheduled final Sunday” at Cross Point Church in Iuka was spent quarantined in the trailer (we actually missed two Sunday’s not feeling well or wanting to share our illness with others). 

Connie kept trying to get rid of excess items, along with the frustration of listing items and keeping up with the replies from Marketplace – when it works it is wonderful, but we seem to get all the glitches.  We succeeded with a propane heater (from the mobile home last winter) and the barn door is out of the shed.

November weather has had lots of warm beautiful breezy days, leaves falling, and the changing of the seasons.  There have been some beautiful sunsets and a few foggy nights coming home from shopping and date nights.  The magnolia trees (Connie had given up on) became one more thing to do but we got them planted in the very hard clay dirt along with a cedar tree one morning before a nice soaking rain.  We definitely know when changing weather is coming; achy shoulders, knees, and stiff joints along with some cold, misty, damp, days that leave us chilled (we’ve definitely acclimated to warmer weather, it’s still in the 40-50’s here!). John still likes to take a walk through the woods almost every day.  He has found all our property boundaries and is making plans for a bridge over our (usually dry) creek and for more cleared areas.

From a recent devotion:  Corrie Ten Boom once said, “There is no panic in Heaven!  God has no problems, only plans.”  What a wonderful message for us this month!

The Lord who rules over all has made a promise.  He has said, “You can be sure that what I have planned will happen.  What I have decided will take place.”  Isaiah 14:24  New International Readers Version

May each of you and your families have a blessed and wonderful Christmas/New Year!

Our prayer for you during this busy season is to remember:
There is no panic in Heaven, God has no problems, only plans for each of us.
May our eyes and ears be open to those plans!

John and Connie Nicholas
Salty Strings Music Ministry

Contact Information:
Mail:  John & Connie Nicholas
Salty Strings Music Ministry
3916 N. Potsdam Ave. #3962
Sioux Falls, SD  57104

Phone – John 909-336-8910 or Connie 909-336-8912
Email – SaltyStrings@hotmail.com
Facebook – Salty Strings Music Ministry
Web site – SaltyStrings.com

ONLINE DONATIONS via PayPal through our web site

TRAVEL PLANS AND UPCOMING LOCATIONS

  • Still here ?!! – Our property, Jacinto, MS – house repairs/rental
  • December ??-February 2024 – SOWER Project, Bonifay, FL