Walt Disney World – March 2011 – Part II
Posted by: Joe on: February 24, 2013
The Gettysburg Address
Posted by: Joe on: February 24, 2013
Santa leaves a scavenger hunt
Posted by: Joe on: December 26, 2012
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To our great surprise, Santa left our gifts around the house with clues to help us find them.
He also brought us personalized totes to collect the gifts we find.
Seeing all the different trees around our house gave Santa the idea to create a scavenger hunt for us.
The first clue became pretty obvious when we remembered the “travel” tree in the dining room.
Since there is only one “circle of green” with a snowman in it, we knew exactly where to go next.
Peppermint Place was the ONLY place to look after this clue!
AND off we go to the “Africa” tree
Saturday Morning Train Time
Posted by: Joe on: December 1, 2012
We decided this morning was the best time to build a tunnel around the entire train track.
What do you think?
The Natchez Trace Parkway
Posted by: Joe on: November 27, 2012
The famous Loveless biscuit. YUM!
444 miles.
All free from traffic lights, construction zones, 18-wheelers, billboards, hurried motorists and cheesy tourist stops. The Natchez Trace is a thread in America’s history that has stories to recollect and lessons to learn that we can’t learn amidst distraction.
Just as the leaves flutter to the side of the road as we drive by, so do our cares and worries. It’s wonderful to escape the distractions, like a GPS talking its way to your destination, and decisions, like whether Cracker Barrel or Bob Evans would be best for breakfast.
Our fall journey didn’t begin this stress-free. We left home, pulled onto Interstate 24 and were immediately met by loud billboards, Sunday drivers in the HOV lane, concrete walls, and 18-wheelers whipping the little RV around like a butterfly in a tornado. As if the interstate wasn’t a wild enough ride, next came Old Hickory Blvd. Never before had I realized how hilly OHB was and most of those hills have red lights. Somewhere there’s a guy with a hidden camera that saw us coming and changed the light to yellow and quickly to red just as we would approach. We discovered that OHB in an RV is almost as exciting as the Wabash Cannonball at Opryland.
About mile 400 down the Trace, I began to realize that our journey is much like our Christian walk. Life has its 18 wheelers that whip us to shreds and its hills that force us to stop on a dime. The Lord doesn’t promise that our time here on Earth is care-free rather it’s the opposite and we should guard against the distractions of this life. When we do, we will be able to see a clearer path. A path that’s pure with unobstructed views of Him and His creation.
The Natchez Trace has many stories to tell, some heroic, some tragic but stories none the less about legacies that were left behind.
Trace State Park
Posted by: Joe on: November 16, 2012
We awoke this morning to a beautiful sunrise
Our site is right on the lake. Beautiful sunshine this morning.
We enjoyed 34 degrees this morning. Brrrr!
One night in Tupelo
Posted by: Joe on: November 16, 2012
Tonight we sleep in Tupelo.
We enjoyed a delicious lunch at The Loveless Cafe and after a fuel “topoff” we jumped on the Trace and spent the afternoon on a lazy cruise through beautiful farmland and gently rolling hills.
It was a beautiful drive. The slow 45-50 mph pace was therapeutic.
Tomorrow, we’ll drive the remaining distance to Natchez, MS.
Reading on Halloween
Posted by: Joe on: November 9, 2012
Halloween morning, Chloe, Clark and I went to an Inner-City preschool to read to the children. This is a program Barnabas Vision organizes as an outreach. Chloe read first then I read to the children. The children were so attentive and polite. Chloe and Clark passed out candy before we left. We look forward to reading to the children again soon.
The WISH Team trick-or-treating alternative by Clark
Posted by: Joe on: November 9, 2012
For Halloween the family went trick-or-treating for canned goods for Greenhouse Ministries. Greenhouse helps people who need food, houses, clothes and anything. We went to lots of friends’ houses to pick up the canned goods. I felt good for doing it.
On Halloween, we loaded up 15 bags of food. Then we rode to Greenhouse to drop them off. The people at Greenhouse were real happy to get the food. I felt super good when we left Greenhouse Ministries!
