I am very grateful...but of course it just isn't the same as my computer with all my favorite things bookmarked and easily accessible. Especially my photo editor. I used Picasa, and I tried to download it on his computer only to find out that you can no longer download that program. So now I must figure out a new photo editor program. All you great photographers please give me some ideas...what program do you use?
Anyway, before the great computer disaster hit we took a lovely ride out into the country so I could take some pictures for this week's edition of Friday Foto Friends. We journeyed to the little town where our son will be married NEXT WEEKEND! (Yikes!!! Can that really be happening so soon??)
Anywho...we visited the little church where the wedding will take place and had a tour of the sanctuary and fellowship hall. (No pictures taken inside yet...I will save that for the wedding day). I thought you would enjoy seeing this lovely historic Methodist Church where the wedding will take place. Our son and his bride to be have been attending there when they can and enjoy the close knit body of believers there...most of whom are old enough to be their parents or older...but they love the people and fellowship as well as the fact that the associate pastor is a friend of our son, so that helps.
This little church is well over 100 years old and has such a quaint antique architecture.
So many older churches like this have disappeared from our communities, replaced by huge modern buildings that hardly resemble a church building at all. Of course, I know, the church is not the building...it is the people...the Body of Christ...but I still like the old fashioned churches and warm fellowship of these country churches.
Here's the church...Here's the Steeple...
Don't you just love this red door?? I do...
This unique log building is actually made from palm tree logs, and is very old...again, more than 100 years old. It currently is just used for storage, but back in the day it was a Boy Scout hut as well as other kinds of classrooms, etc.
After leaving the church we wound around the old downtown and found this old two story store building. It doesn't appear to be currently in use (except for those Jammin Nites?)...but it sure takes me back to a different era. Wish I had the money to fix this old place up... "PEACE" brother...
This building has been refurbished and restored and is used for meetings, activities and houses a museum. I hope to go back and explore someday.
And this old train car caboose is in the downtown park. The only sad thing is it had "no trespassing" signs on it...and of course I was itching to explore...
I hope you've enjoyed this little step back in time with me. I will post more pictures from this little town after the wedding...and since our son will soon be living there we will have plenty more opportunities to go "explore".
I just wanted to add some thoughts of praise from Psalm 108:1-4
"O God, my heart is steadfast;
I will sing and give praise,
even with my glory.
Awake, lute and harp!
I will awaken the dawn.
I will praise You, O Lord,
among the peoples,
and I will sing praises to You among the nations.
For Your mercy is great above the heavens,
and Your truth reaches to the clouds."
Now let's go explore what our other Friday Foto Friends have been up to this past week over at Deb's place, "Breathing in Grace." Have a blessed weekend!
