Danny and I are in Dothan, AL, tonight. We have taken the backroads through Florida, looking at properties and enjoying a less rushed trek so far. It has been pleasant. We stopped at Mayo, FL, a quaint little north FL town, for lunch at the Golden Pear, an old courthouse-turned-B&B.
When we got to Sneads (basically at the FL/GA/AL border), we called a realtor to show us some land we had seen. It wasn't what we were looking for, but he gave us information on several other pieces. Then we looked up some old friends from Christian school days and visited for a while. We went on to Graceville, just south of the AL border and took a chance on finding precious friends, the Lains, at home. They were. Mr. Lain is a student in Bible college in Graceville, and they love visitors from "home".
What a blessing to get together for supper and have a ball with them and their six children! If our own sweeties can't be with us this trip, then the dear Lain children were great substitutes! We laughed and shared and had a wonderful time. Since Mrs. Lain gets a little homesick for central Florida, we felt like we had done an act of kindness by stopping to bring a bit of home.
Our purpose in making this trip is to scope out a large property for our family. We are getting more and more hints that our area is transitioning from rural/agriculture to development. A new parkway is scheduled to come right down the state through our area. And CSX railroad is developing 1000 acres (or more) into a truck/freight train exchange thingie very near our community. And many of you already know the power line story. ::::: sigh :::::
The grandchildren love the agrarian life, so we want to prepare a place for them for when we are gone. The sad part is they also love rural Florida, which is becoming expensive by its scarcity. Tomorrow promises to be a packed day exploring as much of Alabama as we can cover before proceeding to son Jason's home in Tennessee. Lord, give us multi-generational wisdom and foresight! And a nice, large piece of moderately-priced acreage would be wonderful!
Romans 1:20 - "For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse. . ."
A Blessing from Kim C.
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Oooh! Try Coosa County. My dad recently bought property there with a similar vision. My hubby and I are moving to b'ham this year to help develop the property. I could tell you lots of glowing things about coosa county. We'd love to have it just taken over by families who love God and their families. I also have a few questions about how you're making the multi-generational thing work. Would you mind e-mailing? loralynn at cox dot net (change the dot and the net to their respective symbols)
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