Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg, Tn.

Sunset in the Smokies - July 20, 2011

Sunset in the Smokies - July 20, 2011, a set on Flickr.

Just after crossing the crest of Newfound Gap on our way back to Gatlinburg from Cherokee, N.C. we found the perfect opportunity!

Dollywood Christmas 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

In memory of those passed on......Merry Christmas!

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This is a memorial to the loved ones I have lost in the last 16 months. It's been a rough road and it stands to get rougher, but God will never give us more than we can handle. I woke up alive this morning, and for this, I give thanks. And if I wake up alive tomorrow, I will again give thanks. Merry Christmas to every one. And Happy New Year!..... :)

 

Merry Christmas!

None of this Happy Holidays business here.

Without Christ, it is not Christmas.

What are we celebrating?

The birth of Jesus "Christ", right?

Okay, enough said.

It is not "Happy Holidays"mas"'

It is "Christ"mas!

There will be many empty chairs around my 

family's dininer table this year but that will be alright.

It was God's will and I can live with that!

He will never give me more than I can handle.

With this in mind, I will always be able to make myself ....smile....

If I wake up in the morning alive, I will give thanks...

And that will be all the reason I need to smile.

Give thanks for the reason.....This is the season.....

:)

Me and my Father in Law. - R.I.P. Edward Eades

You are gone but not forgotten.

Thanks for everything!
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"On the Other Side"

 

Another Thanksgiving holiday has come and gone and now we all prepare to get back to our normal routine. There were a lot of empty seats around my families dinner tables this year. Some that were just unable to be here, and others that will be empty from now until we meet again....."On the Other Side".

Yet even in time of grief and sorrow we all found it in our hearts to give thanks!

 

A Great Man is laid to rest ..... My Father in Law ..... Ed Eades

Mr. Edward Eades

Born

March 5,1933

Passed Away

November 7, 2011

If You Could See Me Now

If you could see me now, you wouldn't shed a tear

Though you may not understand, why I'm no longer here

Remember my spirit, that's the real me

I'm still very much alive, Oh, if you could only see

I've beheld our Father's face, I've touched my Savior's hand

The angels all rejoiced, as I entered the promised land

Beyond the gates of pearl, I walk on golden streets

I've touched the walls of jasper, dipped my foot in the crystal sea

The beauty is beyond words, nothing can compare

I've seen your mansion, some day I'll meet you there

Let Jesus be your guide, His Word will show you the way

So, please, don't cry, we will meet again some day

AACA Cruise In - 2011

AACA Cruise In - Bristol, Va./Tn.

Spring in the Smokies!

I know, it's fall and getting cold, but it just feels good.

Hanging from a tree limb somewhere in the Smokies!