At the end of September we had us a little weekend getaway. Steve still spoke in a church that Sunday morning. We went on Friday and just had some good down time. It was also on the way to our State Side Conference, so it made that trip shorter or I should say it broke up that trip.
We stayed in a lovely house on a lake called the Broom Tree. If you look closely, there is a Bible reference on the stone. 1 Kings 19:1-9. It talks about Elijah running for his life. He comes to a broom tree and sits under it all night and prays. An angel comes with food for him to eat to give him strength. This house is a place to get away from the rat race, a quite place to meditate on God’s word, to grow in God and to gain strength. Also look closely in the windows, the main part of the house is unfinished! When we arrived I was wondering for a few minutes where on earth we were staying!
On the other hand the walk out basement is a wonderfully finished cabin. We fell in love. Lane now wants a house at a lake when he grows up!
I, Rita, fell in love with the thick green grass. I miss that when in Zambia. It was too cold or I would have been going barefoot in it.
Beautiful view of Lake Gaston, with dock and boat house.
Since it was the end of September, I didn’t pack swim suits. Silly Mamma! It was chilly, but the kids went swimming anyways. They couldn’t resist the diving board.
On Sunday I convinced them it was too cold to swim. They took advantage of this little kayak.
Plenty of places to hang your towels.
The place had a Wii and we don’t, so you know what our kids were doing a lot of. Also, movies on the shelf we hadn’t seen yet. Steve fell in love with the couch.
Double bunks! This room sleeps 10 people!!!
We hauled out the fire pit and made smores!
I wish we could have enjoyed the deck more, but the cool weather and rain kept us mostly inside.
I think this one sums it all up for us!
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