We left Chattanooga around 8:30. And after about an hour and a half of driving, we realized that it was just 8:45. And we had already driven through a corner of Georgia and on into Alabama. Gotta love that Central Time Zone.
We stopped for gas near Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Added a quick lunch at Wendy’s while we were at it. That’s when we made the determination to stay the course and drive until we hit Texas. That decision would put us rolling into Marshall around 6:30. We had accumulated enough points with Choice Hotels that we had a free night’s stay. So I locked it down.
Next stop for gas was at Clinton, Mississippi. That’s where Josh almost went to college. Mississippi College. Creative name. I for one (and Chris for two) are plenty glad he ended up at HBU. After all, Christi was waiting for him there, and eventually … grandkids for us.
We added one of those extra, “oh, yeah” stops. We realized that our path was going to take us right through Vicksburg. Now, we have been to Vicksburg. Three times. But never has the museum dedicated to the USS Cairo been open. And - you guessed it - there is a special stamp only available inside the museum. So we had to check it out, just in case. And … success. Saw the artifacts in the museum and got that elusive stamp. Fourth time’s the charm.
After a success like that, we were rejuvenated. All we had to do was drive across Louisiana. It took a few hours, and I took over driving about the time it started raining a little and getting dark, but we made it into Marshall almost 12 hours to the minute after we left Chattanooga. Yep. We’re a little bit crazy. But we are in Texas …
1 Corinthians 10:31 says, Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God’s glory.
Father, thanks for watching over our long drive. Amen.
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