Yesterday I was on a Holy Spirit adventure. I found myself going to Cowan, TN to an outlet grocery store where they sell Amish products also. I am in search of items to make a thank you host gift basket for a ministry. I found buckeye candies, Amish individual serving sizes of fudge, sour jelly pumpkins, small box of Harry & David's Moose Munch popcorn, cinnamon puffs, butter mints, also snack size of Diamond brand almonds: whole natural, salt n vinegar & wasabi & soy sauce. I already purchased containers, plates, napkins and items to decorate the package when I put it together. I am still feeling I should bake something also. Maybe Oreo brownies and red velvet cookies? What do you think. I do this out of a grateful heart to extend kindness to those that have extended kindness to me also. It is my great pleasure to thank someone that is bringing a great ministry opportunity to the region I reside in. A grateful heart just can't help extending a grateful heart back, does that make sense. Oh, I also have some Twinings pure peppermint herbal tea packets.
I then want to explore a bit more of this quaint city so down the road is a local farm stand. I pull over to see what they had to offer. Oh my gosh I could not get over the beautiful vegetables they grow and the price point. I purchased 1 ear of corn, 1cucumber, 1 large tomato and 1 red onion all for only 3.00. I told them a little about me and even though I was a city girl raised I tend to find country type of settings for places to reside. I asked if it was okay to give them a 1.00 tip and they accepted it. I also shared how they were underselling the vegetables, but they responded they like sharing the fruit of their labor with the folks and that is why they keep the prices low. I inquired of a restaurant in the area for lunch and they told me they sell their vegetables to both Mexican restaurants in town. Are you seeing the connect the dots yet to this adventure? They also shared how there was a beautiful university in the area, and I should go and see it. The man shared how his grandmother had land and gave it years ago to the University of the South. I now need to decide which restaurant and I see people coming out of the one across from the railroad museum and I asked which Mexican restaurant they would recommend; they said that one was they found to be the most consistent of the 2 in town. That is where I went. When not sure about things like that ask locals. I get seated and order and then a larger party of 6 are seated nearby. For some reason Holy Spirit is highlighting to me the word BEAUTIFUL in reference to the children seated with them. I even tell them the children are beautiful. Here comes the next step in this journey. As I am enjoying my lunch Holy Spirit speaks to me to ask if it is okay to bless the 2 children with the last crisp, new 2.00 bills I had in my wallet. When my meal was done and I was presented with the check I then got up and said excuse me, may I share something with you. They listened when I shared how my mother used to always give 2.00 bills to my children and sometimes us too. I said she died in January and Holy Spirit was showing me to bless the 2 children that are beautiful with one for each of them. They accepted them and I said I think Holy Spirit is going to do something wonderful in their lives. Oh my gosh, my mother is still living on today with simple acts of kindness she planted in us with kind acts shared with others. Thanks Mom.
Next stop, in search of the Sewanee: The University of the South. I found it and such a beautiful campus filled with stone architecture buildings. I drove through and then was heading back home. There are some places I stopped at along the way but be careful and not deceived by the name of a business okay. I see a small cabin type of structure that has Hallelujah Pottery on the sign. I enter the store and I am seeing things like dream catchers, etc. but am thinking to myself the sign says hallelujah? I inquired in a tasteful manner as it if it was a Christian store since I saw dream catchers, etc. I was told the place has been there for maybe 50 years and the name on the sign, but it was a little bit of everything. I graciously left the establishment. Next stop that intrigued me I think it was called Hippie Amish or something like that. They said they sell Amish soap but that was about it. The hippie title seemed to fit it but hey, clever attention getter in their name do you agree.
Heading home I felt led to stop at Cracker Barrel and that is where I found the sour pumpkin candies. Time like this is when I miss working Cracker Barrel in the gift shop as a small side job along with my fulltime job. The 35% employee discount. I then got home and made some dinner and watched the Jon Voight's "Land of Israel" premiere on Newsmax, it is a beautiful show, I wonder if it will be shown in series or episode format. Simply beautiful ending to a beautiful yet full day.
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| This was the stained glass inside the restaurant. I think it depicts the train museum across the street. |
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| railroad museum |
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| Found another praise instrument @ Cracker Barrel to add to my praise instrument collection. |
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