I am so blessed....

Just yesterday a dear sweet friend came and took my daughter and I out to lunch and then bought us each a new outfit.

She said that she knew that we didn't need anything, but that the Lord told her to treat us. I was speechless and a little reluctant, but she wouldn't take no for an answer. Who am I to argue with God? Any way, while we were out shopping I received a phone call from another sweet sister who moved to a different town after the hurricane. She was calling to say that she missed me and informed me that she will be picking me and Eloise up next Thursday and will bring us back on Saturday...that is if hubby can manage to part with us. He is such an easy going husband. If it makes me happy, it's fine with him.

I am so blessed!

**Sorry the picture of my outfit isn't very clear. Keep in mind the photographer is only 8. The skirt is a dark blue denim and the shirt is a cotton rayon blend with a floral print (different shades of blue and orange) and a ruffle around the collar, buttons, and sleeves.
**Eloise also ended up with a black dress with a leopard print scarf in addition to the shirt and scarf she is sporting in the above pic.

What a week.....

This past week we attended Camp Meeting.

It was wonderful.

On Friday night we all cheered as Brother Fason got up and pushed his wheel chair across the front of the sanctuary and his wife and teen aged daughter looked on with tears in their eyes. Word quickly spread to the children's church and Eloise came running to witness the miracle. Unfortunately the crowd was so thick I couldn't get a picture, but I did manage to get this dark photo(above) of some of the praise singers from our church and the tail end of the crowd that was following Bro. Fason.

I was raised an only child and I have an only child, so for me it is always exciting when we get to hang out with all of our friends who have several kiddos. All week wherever we went to eat our group took up a major portion of the dining area. There were also large groups of friends from other churches that took up the rest of the seats.

Eloise made lots of friends from all over the place. The two girls on the right are friends she met at Junior Camp. Come to find out, their mother attended camp as a teenager with sister Terri. They realized it after only a few minutes of conversation. It truly is a small world.

We did hair styles and matching outfits.

We played with babies.

The girls started the sister Melody fan club.

I must mention that the Banana Pudding Pie that you see in the picture below was delicious!

I almost forgot to get someone to take a photo of all of us so that I could prove that I actually went on this trip. LOL

On the way home from Mississippi, we stopped in at Plain Old Kristi's place for a 4th of July get together.

These two pictures (above & below) are of two of my "adopted" nieces and a friend.

Yes....those are soda bottles.

I forgot my manners and took a bite out of the brisket before I took this picture. All was delicious, but I really enjoyed Byron's mushrooms and Kristi's salad with pecans, cheese, heirloom tomatoes and her home made blackberry dressing.

After Lord Byron and Allen of Electrical put on an amazing display of pyro-technics we all went our separate ways and went to sleep.

THE END.