Thanksgiving 2008

Roxanne and I are at Bear Creek Cabins near Ft. Payne, AL this week due to the kindness and generosity of our dear church family.  For Pastor Appreciation, the church gave us some days here and we decided to take them at Thanksgiving.  So for the first time ever we will be away from "home" on Thanksgiving.

But our boys are coming (in between basketball games and airplane flights) to be with us.  Also, Kevin's girlfriend will be with us but Keith's fiancee is having to work all week and can't come.

This is a beautiful place on top of Lookout Mountain.  We are isolated but with the extras of city (thank God for Verizon air card and Dish Network!!).

I will be gone this Sunday, as well, which is very unusual.  I normally always take the Sunday after Christmas off but this year we were hoping to be moving into our new building that week so I wanted to be home.  So I decided to take Thanksgiving week off.  It feels odd, but good.

Speaking of our building -  parking lot issues are pushing us back from a January opening.  The building itself will most likely be ready by January 1 but at last report, the paving people can't promise us a paved lot by then.  So, we'll wait patiently til February or March.  

Thanksgiving - actually my favorite holiday of the year.  Why?  Its fall - I love the weather and colors.  The meal - it don't get any better than turkey and dressing.  Family - get to spend time with boys and now future daughter-in-laws.  Overall - more laid back and certainly less commercial.