By Mary Hill,
In the meantime, I wrote my 10 Things of Thankful this morning long hand before church started. I wanted to make sure I posted tonight after church. I was able to write them pretty quickly because I have so much to be thankful for this week.
I am thankful that this month i had the privilege to draw closer to Christ as I explored my relationship with Him as part of the month-long April A to Z Blogging Challenge. I have been able to keep up with the challenge, except for this weekend. I have two posts set for Monday to make up my missed days.
The reason I am behind is because we were on our 12th anniversary trip this weekend. We went to the Columbia/Lexington South Carolina area for a quick trip. My daughter stayed with her best friend who was with her dad this weekend.
Our hotel was grand and turned out to be the best hotel in the area. We stayed at the Comfort Inn Suites in Lexington, SC. If you are in the Columbia, Lexington area, this is simply the best hotel in the area for the money.
The lovely desk clerk really set the stage for our great visit. When I told her it was our anniversary trip, she offered us a suite with a Jacuzzi at a discounted rate. The room was beautiful.
Our weekend would have been great just there, but then we decided to go to the USC Gamecocks baseball game. The Gamecocks won over Alabama by a score of 9 to 3. I felt like a little kid when I got to see our mascot Cocky. We took a picture together.
Then we went for an after game dessert at Ruth’s Chris Prime Steakhouse.
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Great news about the growth of your church! I’m a pastor’s wife (for over 30 years) and I love to hear about churches growing and thriving! Stopping by from the #tribedare!
8 members 5 years ago and now you are building a new sanctuary? God is shining His face upon your son’s work and the membership there. Amazing.
Happy 12th anniversary, Mary! It sounds like you two had a lovely time at the hotel, with the whirlpool, and the chocolate cake too. 🙂
Glad you are feeling better now too,
Jennifer Dougan
http://www.jenniferdougan.com
Glad you’re feeling better. Great news about how much your church has grown! We just opened our new church last year and it has been such a blessing.
You can blame me. On a scale of one to ten, I am actively dying from strep throat. I kid. I kid. Being sick is the pits but I’m glad that you’re back on your feet.
Isn’t it wonderful when people are kind like that…to offer you an upgraded room? There is still good in this world.
I have to ask, did you measure that cake? Cause that looks like it needs to be shared…and I’m all the way over here but I can wait…
PS. The flower curser is absolutely cute.
Yes, it was almost six inches tall and four to five inches wide. Huge. We could have shared with six to seven people. We ate about 1/8 of it. Such a waste. We could not eat more than that because it was rich and delicious and so filling.
Glad you are feeling better and that you were still able to enjoy a lovely anniversary. That dessert looks incredible!
Yay for your anniversary and son! Not so yay on the sickness. Here’s hoping your health holds and this upcoming week is as amazing as the last.
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