Fall in NC

I did not get as many pictures as I hoped, but we mostly had a safe trip. Hubby thought he twisted his knee one day, and it has been bothering him today.

Got a couple pictures though.
I really miss the Raleigh (NC State) Farmers Market. Open 7 days a week, 8-10 hours a day. Nothing like that in Louisiana. Nothing comes close.
But the trees there were pretty.

And we had a nice visit and lunch with Oldest son and granddaughter at a place called Breadman's. Our first time at the restaurant, but I would recommend it.

You all be safe and God bless.

Way Up North: A Prayer for America

From the blog of Rev. Paul:

Father God, we humble ourselves before You, and ask you to forgive this nation for its sins. The United States of America has turned its back on You and Your commandments. It has condoned the taking of innocent life, rebelled against Your authority, and made it illegal to even mention Your name in many public venues.

Father, we ask You to have mercy on us, and grant us not the judgment we deserve, but Mercy. Please Lord, give us one more chance to fulfill our original promise to You, and proclaim Your lovingkindness to the nations of the Earth.

Lord, let Your will be done here, including tomorrow's election and in the days to come.

We ask it in Jesus' name. Amen.

From the local Ag Newsletter

Hehe.

I hope you all have a blessed week.

Our family was in the local news.

History recovered.

The link is only active for two weeks, then they move it to their archive. Sorry.

It has been a long project, I think hubby and son did a great job.

In case you can't get the site to load, here is the article.

Three years ago, a farmer uncovered a 166-year-old headstone in his cotton field. The name on the headstone is Valerien Gremillion.


KALB

"He chose to dig up whatever he was hitting,” said David Gremillion, Valerien’s lineage. “Without that curiosity, we would still not have this wonderful stone."

Thursday, a group of friends and family gathered at St. Paul the Apostle cemetery, to restore the headstone to its rightful place. A similar ceremony took place 166 years ago.

"A stone is forever; life is forever," said Father Irion St. Romain.

An unknown number of headstones disappeared after they were removed to make way for maintenance work in the 1950s. It is believed townspeople took some of them to create sidewalks.

"The record keeping was not what we would call up to standard," said Kenneth Gremillion, also Valerien’s lineage. “That's something that we find very distasteful."

Discovering the headstone encouraged the Gremillion brothers to learn more about their history. It was through this process that they joined “Sons of the American Revolution.”

"His father fought in the American Revolution," said David.

David said understanding the difficulties their ancestors lived through serves as encouragement.

"A grounding that sees us through the difficult times of our lives," said David.

The Gremillions believe other headstones are still lost in the Avoyelles area. If any are found, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church hopes to restore those headstones as well.

P.S. Sorry. Didn't realize I'd done the link wrong.
P.P.S. I wanted to add a picture of the headstone.

Our family was in the local news.

History recovered.

The link is only active for two weeks, then they move it to their archive. Sorry.

It has been a long project, I think hubby and son did a great job.

In case you can't get the site to load, here is the article.

Three years ago, a farmer uncovered a 166-year-old headstone in his cotton field. The name on the headstone is Valerien Gremillion.


KALB

"He chose to dig up whatever he was hitting,” said David Gremillion, Valerien’s lineage. “Without that curiosity, we would still not have this wonderful stone."

Thursday, a group of friends and family gathered at St. Paul the Apostle cemetery, to restore the headstone to its rightful place. A similar ceremony took place 166 years ago.

"A stone is forever; life is forever," said Father Irion St. Romain.

An unknown number of headstones disappeared after they were removed to make way for maintenance work in the 1950s. It is believed townspeople took some of them to create sidewalks.

"The record keeping was not what we would call up to standard," said Kenneth Gremillion, also Valerien’s lineage. “That's something that we find very distasteful."

Discovering the headstone encouraged the Gremillion brothers to learn more about their history. It was through this process that they joined “Sons of the American Revolution.”

"His father fought in the American Revolution," said David.

David said understanding the difficulties their ancestors lived through serves as encouragement.

"A grounding that sees us through the difficult times of our lives," said David.

The Gremillions believe other headstones are still lost in the Avoyelles area. If any are found, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church hopes to restore those headstones as well.




P.S. Sorry. Didn't realize I'd done the link wrong.