Short and Sweet This Christmas Season!
Hello Friends, December 20, 2022
From Sept 8 to today, this blog cannot possibly recount the wonderful experiences with loved ones and friends from IL, MI, VA, GA, FL and TX durng Sept, Oct, Nov and Dec! Every interface was precious. We will simply show you a few of the special places we visited along our 15 week, 6,500 mile trip this fall:
Mt Rushmore, SD
Windmill in Holland, MI
Franklin Graham, God Loves You Tour in Flint, MI
Linda at the Blue Water Bridge on the St Clair River, Port Huron, MI
Abraham Lincoln's Tomb in Springfield, IL
Color Tour train in Branson, MO
This was Thanksgiving and Linda's birthday in VA
with surprise visits by Tricia from OR and John from TX!
Chrismas at The Biltmore Estates in Asheville, NC
Note: There are 65 fireplaces in this 250 room house!
We close this blog with the gripping words of restored hope, from the civil war era, of America's most famous poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow when he penned this poem which became the beloved Christmas Carol:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their
old, familiar carols play,
And
wild and sweet
The
words repeat
Of
peace on earth, good-will to men!
And in despair I bowed my head;
"There
is no peace on earth," I said;
"For
hate is strong,
And
mocks the song
Of
peace on earth, good-will to men!"
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God
is not dead, nor does He sleep;
The
Wrong shall fail,
The
Right prevail,
With
peace on earth, good-will to men."
The only words that come to our minds are "Halleujah and Praise God"!
We wish you a Merry Christmas, honoring our Savior's birth, and a Happy New Year!
Keep the Faith!
John and Linda
December 2022
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