Joel and I had an early Christmas! Some of our best friends for the last twenty years came to visit us this weekend, all the way from Stem, NC. You know the kind of friends that are always the same? You can go years without seeing each other and when you get together it seems like it was just yesterday.
They came on Saturday morning. We drank coffee by the fire and caught up on some things and then headed to Carrabbas for lunch. Yummy! Need I say more? Nick and Hillary were able to join us as well. After lunch we headed toward the Billy Graham Library. We toured the library and enjoyed seeing all the memoriabilia. One of my favorite quotes said, "Yes it has been a privelege to know some of the great men and women of the latter part of this century. However, most of my time has been spent with people who will never be in the public eye and Yet are just as important to God as a Queen or President. God's forgiveness in Christ is available to all of us, no matter who we are." Billy Graham
Wow, that is humility! Let's face it, most preachers we know have some ego, others alot of ego. The same way that Jesus came humbly to a manger, this man remembers where he came from!! He was raised on a dairy farm. His family called him Billy Frank. He has taken the milk of the Word to more people than any other known evangelist! We ended our tour in Ruth's attic. A splendid place to shop.
We had a great time. By the time it got dark, and cold I might add, we drank spiced cider as we waited to ride the carraige rides. It was only appropriate that we would meet people from the other side of the world, Ethiopia, in front of us as we waited our turn. Then we allowed "Cordilla" a 12 year old horse to carry us on a beautiful ride. You really could hear those sleigh bells just ring, jing jingiling! Merry Christmas Everyone ~ All because of a Baby Boy
