Hello All, returned this afternoon from the east side of the Appalachian Mountains. Judy and I left on Wednesday evening and headed for Louisa, which is just south of Ashland. It is on the Kentucky and West Virgina border, so we made a side trip into WV just so we could say we were there. We weren't exactly sure where the volunteer house was, but knew that if we could find the hospital and the church, we were close. Well, we found both of those but were clueless as to where the house was. We drove through a very nice, upscale neighborhood and stopped at someone's garage to see if possibly they might know where we should be. This kind man drove his vehicle to the house so we could follow. Thanks much mister and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. We spent the night with Mary and had a grand time catching up on everything.
Thursday morning Judy, Mary and I walked over to St. Jude Catholic church for Thanksgiving worship. Father Beiting was leading the service. Father Beiting is the founder of The Christian Appalachian Project so that was way cool to be able to worship with him and introduce ourselves after the service. He was very nice, but I just thought he would be taller. :)
We had about 12-14 volunteers that all gathered at Louisa House for dinner. It was wonderful. Everyone brought something and we had a feast! After dinner a few of us went for a walk to see the neighborhood and it was just beautiful. Quite lovely indeed and many had pools in their backyard. Quite different than the population we have come here to serve. Diane Beckmann came from Floyd House to join the festivities and brought the jams so she could stay overnight. Yeah!
On Friday we all took off and explored the area. There were some really cute little shops and we just went exploring. On Saturday we all met up and checked out some of the other areas. We were in Lawrence County and Martin and Floyd and I think some others. Stopped at Pig in the Poke for some excellent pulled sandwiches. It was really great to see the other volunteer houses and also the offices in Hagerhill. The countryside was very similar but there seems to be a little bit larger set of communities and towns than what I have experienced on the west side. All in all was a great weekend.
This will be a busy week for me getting everything put together for Christmas. We have a Christmas gift distribution scheduled for December 15th, so I better make sure I have all my ducks in a row.
Today is my Mom's birthday so a big Happy Birthday to you Mom. I love you and hope you had a great day!
Until next time - God Bless
Jane
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