Waco, Texas

Hope that your Easter was amazing. We watched some church on TV.  "Keeping it real" the church service wasn't working, so we watched what we could and then headed outside to do some walking. It was a nice and quiet Easter for us.

Here is the RV park on Easter Sunday. Next week, I will put a picture on 

how many rigs are here because of the eclipse.

Bluebonnets at the RV park. So pretty!

Hubby and I went grocery shopping and I was able to get some flowers. Love fresh flowers. I usually get some if we are going to be at a spot for at least two weeks. I will have to figure out where to get some when we get back to Iraan, the grocery store there doesn't really have nice looking flowers. I did get a hair appointment. I texted Stacy Emerson, her hubby works at the Met (we used to work together), they are from San Angelo, so she hooked me up. So thankful for them. It is nice to be able to ask questions about places to eat and more importantly a good place to get my hair done. Anyway, all of that to say that I am enjoying Spring.

Here is my Spring table. Loving it! A big SHOUTOUT to my mom, 

she made the table cloth.

Hubby had to work a little bit Monday morning and then we headed out to brunch. It was nice to have time with him before he left for Mexia, Texas. He and Bud went to Bud's hunting lease to get some pigs and coyotes. There are too many of them and they cause harm, the pigs mostly to the farmers (they tear up their fields, and the coyotes to the deer and other animals. They had a good time, so that made me happy. I was able to organize and get all the laundry done. Hubby returned Wednesday and it was fun being with him as he was still off from work. 

Here they are, my handsome hubby and Ellen's handsome hubby (Bud).

Here is some history of Mexia. It was established in 1871 and named for the family that donated the town site. It’s pronounced Muh HAY uh, but residents call it “A great place no matter how you say it!” In 1921, Mexia’s first oil gusher blew in and things got so rowdy, that for part of the following year the town was under military control. But like many early oil towns, there’s more to Mexia than a disorderly past. Education was a priority as revealed at The Public Schools Museum housed in the 1923 Mexia High School. Exhibits document student activities through photographs and memorabilia from that institution and from Dunbar High School, which educated African American students.

It does exist. I think of Mexia as a desert, beautiful and dry. “The desert, when the sun comes up,

 I couldn't tell where heaven stopped and the Earth began.“  Tom Hanks

Downtown shops.

An old picture of people gathering in downtown Mexia.

Old City Hall.

José Antonio Mexía

Fun fact: nearby sites tell other facets of local history. The Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site along the Navasota River is a place Civil War veterans gathered most years from 1889 through 1946 for camaraderie and to honor fallen soldiers. Today it hosts historical re-enactments and family reunions. The grounds include the 1872 Heritage House, an 1893 dance pavilion, and a Civil War cannon. Nearby Fort Parker State Park was built from 1935 to 1942 by an African American company of the Civilian Conservation Corps. They constructed buildings, roads and facilities, and erected a dam across the Navasota River to create a lake. They also rebuilt Old Fort Parker in time for the 1936 Texas Centennial.

African American Civilian Conservation Corps.

We had a great time Thursday and Friday with Sharon and Steve McGinnis. Sharon and I went to High School together and Steve is Tom's brother. Tom was supposed to be here as well, but he had an RV issue and couldn't make it. Thursday, we just sat around the fire and talked, I don't think we stopped until almost 10:00 and hubby had to work the next day. Friday, they came over and we had dinner. It was so nice and so easy to visit with them. We will get back together for the eclipse on Monday. Praying it will be good weather. Supposed to have rain. Sorry, no pictures yet, maybe on next week's blog.

Saturday, I made breakfast, but didn't want to make lunch, so I found a brewery that also served food and hubby and I headed there.

I also had a 4-cheese grilled cheese sandwich, yum.

Just one of the beautiful old buildings in Waco.

Not sure how you are feeling these days with all that is going on. I am amazed about how crazy things have become. I know God has a plan and that perfect love casts out fear. I guess my "glass half full" has taken a hit and I just need to let it pass and give it to God. I am so thankful that He is in control and that I am not. "for He says, at the acceptable time I listened to you, and on the day of salvation I helped you. Behold, now is "the acceptable time," behold, now is "the day of salvation" - giving no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited, but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God, in much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses," 2 Corinthians 6:2-4 (NASB). God is good and He is in control. Praise be to His name.

I can't wait to share the eclipse with you. I am praying that the rain will hold off and that we can be outside while it is happening. I can't help but think of the Egyptians in the book of Exodus and what they went through when it was dark during the middle of the day. Not to worry, I did buy NASA approved eye wear, hubby and I will be safe.

Amazing to look at and maybe one day experience.

Thank you for joining us on our journey, we will be in Waco until Saturday and then head back to West Texas. We have some projects to do there, and I am excited about that. I will take before and after pictures to share with you.

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