As
we get down to the wire for the end of our visit with Flat Stanley, we decided
to make a day of it and do some serious sightseeing around Galveston, F.S. in
hand. Cailyn was spending the day with
us, so she agreed to accompany us on our little excursion and be a Pal for
F.S.
He
got to see the Moody Gardens pyramids first, since they were closest to our
house. Then we headed out to the East
End of the Island to show off some of the historic homes there. We even stopped in front of the Bishop’s
Palace on Broadway for a picture. The
hospital district was right around the corner as well, so we stopped off
there. Had to show him the Strand, the
center of Galveston’s business district in the late 1800’s when we were the
Wall Street of the West. Both cruise
ships were in port as we drove down Harborside.
And we couldn’t be that close to the central fire station without
stopping to say hello to the fire fighters on duty. Especially since one of them was Cailyn’s
Daddy. Lunch was at a local Whataburger,
that uniquely Texas establishment started in Corpus Christi. And finally (we saved the best for last, of
course), we headed for the beach. I
know, it sounds kind of funny to talk about going to the beach in
December. But that’s one of the perks of
living on a tropical island paradise. We
got some pictures of F.S. there, and Cailyn kicked off her shoes and ran in the
sand. Galveston girl. The other two children down there with their
parents were bundled up from head to toe.
Cailyn also collected some really pretty sea shells.
Today
F.S. will join us at church to experience the Seaside style of worship and meet
some of our families. Maybe I can
convince him to light the Advent wreath candles …
1
Peter 2:12 says, “Live such good lives
among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your
good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.”
Father,
come down and join today as we worship you.
Amen.
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