The Smallest Church in America

Or at least in Southeast GA :) According to the flyer, this 10x15 church was built in 1949 by a local grocer, Agnes Harper. She was criticized and told that it would not do justice to God. She said "It's not the dimensions of the church...it's the extent of the faith."


It's open 24 hours, the lights come on when you open the door. They say you can comfortably fit 13 people...if they hold their breath :) They have a service there every 3rd Sunday, and it's also available for weddings and baptisms. Smallest church...smallest preacher...

You can see more pics of the smallest church Here

Skywatch Friday

The sky is so exceedingly blue today, not a speck of a cloud or anything. I had to put something else in the picture for the camera to focus on! :) Hopefully at least a few clouds will come up by this evening for the sunset.

Creative

He wants his Thomas the Train to have a hill to go up and down, so this is his answer :)
Notice the tongue of concentration...
...and Thomas goes down the hill at the speed of light!!! Gotta love it.

Home Away from Home

Just a Tiny Bit

of fall in my own backyard :)

Hard Habit to Break

(I love how they put all the pictures of the really active, xtreme sport people on their packages. Knowing that the only thing you feel like doing after eating there is sitting on the couch in a stupor, too lazy to tie your own shoes.)

Story Time

The lady in this picture, Mrs. V, has been teaching this class for around 40 years now. She taught me when I was this age, and now she has taught all 4 of my children. It boggles my mind to try and count all the little lives she has taught through the years. This scene is really not how it appears though...it was more like them sitting for 5 seconds, one scoots his chair all the way back against the wall...I go to retrieve him and bring his chair back into line...meanwhile C has turned around and is trying to kneel in his chair, then D gets up and decides he's had enough of story time and is off to play with the trucks...and as you can see in this pic little S on the right is angling to make his escape :o) Meanwhile, Mrs. V continues steadily on, oblivious to the chaos that reigns directly in front of her, and I'm trying to get the shots I want while all 4 of them are in one spot for a millisecond. Exhausting! I don't know how she's kept at it all these years. Either she really loves children, or really hates change. ;o) Just kidding, no one can do what she has done for so long without loving it.
And of course Mr. C had to come investigate :) All these little ones have learned that when I have my camera, they get to see themselves on the screen. It makes it hard to take pictures of them when they all crowd around me saying "See!! 'Onna see!!"

Choo-choo!!

He loves to watch the train, but the loud noise is scary, so Daddy has to hold him on his lap...

Sky Watch Friday

Sunset on the creek

Puppy Dog

Beautiful Day for the Park

"None Preaches Better Than the Ant..."

"...and she says nothing." ~ Benjamin Franklin

Me, I'm more of your basic grasshopper-type. ;)

Sweet Relief!!!

Blue skies without a speck of a cloud, warm sunshine, no humidity, and COOOOL breezes!! Fall is here (finally) and it was a sunroof-kinda-day :)

Wild Blue Yonder

We went to the "Jacksonville Sea & Sky Spectacular" yesterday afternoon. Our aim was to see the US Navy "Blue Angels" flight demonstration squadron. They were due to fly at 2pm, and we were sitting in HEAVY beach traffic at 1:45. Parking was crazy, most businesses were charging $20 to park, and traffic was very annoying to say the least. We were very blessed though...just as my sister was about to go into conniptions and was waving a $20 bill around, we spotted a lot - with no attendant - and a very poorly written sign stating that parking was $20.00. There was one spot left, we jumped on it. :) We were one block from the beach, and ended up in a perfect position to see it ALL!

RJ loved the airplanes, except when they buzzed right over our heads. It was pretty loud, he didn't care too much for that part. :) I felt kind of guilty, being from an Air Force family and all (should have been watching the Thunderbirds) :) But RJ's other Granddaddy was a Navy man, so I guess it's Ok that I enjoyed it as much as I did. ;o)

I really enjoy a good air show. But THIS one really, REALLY enjoys it :)
PS: Yes I did really take these pictures, and yes the sky really was that blue. :) These aren't enhanced or edited in any way other than some cropping. You can see the rest on my flickr.My Sister, Debbie365, got some great shots too, probably better than these because she had a good zoom. You can see them on her blog as well, I'm going to check now. :)

"Like Ships Passing in the Night..."

...except it was one ship, and in the middle of the day :)

Sky Watch Friday

Bald Eagle

Not a good picture at all, but it was COOL!! There was two of them, I was at the river and the wind was fierce. They would fly against the wind like they were in slow motion, and then circle around with the wind and really go. I wonder if they have a nest somewhere in the park?
Then the sun set...
And I went home happy. The river has that effect. :)

Ohhh...give me strength!!

"I will not eat the baby's candy...I will not eat the baby's candy..."!!!!


Ok...I'll be honest and say "I will not eat any MORE of the baby's candy..." ;o)