Trey and I drove back from Virginia to Georgia yesterday and had planned to visit Hart State Park. Unfortunately the weather didn’t cooperate so we didn’t visit any of the parks along the GA/SC state line. We did swing by Robert Toombs Historic Site on the way home since it would get us out of the rain.
This historic site really reflected the budget cuts our state is facing. They bumped admission up from $3 to $4 and don’t run the heat in most of the building. When Trey and I arrived the two staff were upstairs trying to prevent a leak in the roof from damaging the furniture and antiques. It’s a shame to see these places and buildings that hold so much history have to struggle to stay open. At the same time, I understand how the state government has to choose to direct funds to more pressing issues.
An interesting side note – this is the first State Park/Site where I have been asked not to take photos. I’m not sure why, maybe the ranger thought my flash would damage the antiques?
Robert Toombs (who actually just went by “Bob”) has a fascinating history that I could write a book about (several have). However, I’ll just list a couple highlights that we learned during our tour of his home today: Continue reading ‘Robert Toombs House Historic Site’
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All week long I have been at the IMB’s Cross-Training Meeting for all of its media personnel from around the globe. While I was at their learning center, Trey stayed with my mom in Richmond. He had such a good time that he didn’t even realize I was gone.
Granny Sarah took him to their gym’s indoor pool on one chilly day. Another day he went to Philip’s high school and watched his Special Needs class play a basketball game against another school. They left at half-time so we don’t know who won – I’m guessing everyone was a winner.
To me the coolest thing about the Special Needs basketball league is that the rest of the high school attends and cheers them on. It’s great for the players to have that support (whether they play well or not), but I think it is even more important for our youth to learn to accept their peers with disabilities. Something as simple as cheering them on at a basketball game could have an impact how they interact with the physically handicapped later in life.
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The day after Trey and I arrived in Richmond we drove north to Maryland with my parents & brother Philip to visit my brother David. David and his new bride Brittany have moved to California, MD where she works at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. David is pursuing a graduate degree from American University in DC.
We ate a delicious French meal in downtown Leonardtown and then hung out at their apartment. My parents really enjoyed playing the Wii and Trey and Philip enjoyed watching them make fools of themselves (as did the rest of us).
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It’s been a stressfull week for Trey and me as we spent 3 days in Sweetwater again helping out my grandparents. My grandmother is about to be released from skilled care in the nursing home and they have decided not to move into assisted living despite all the family & extended family’s recommendation.
I did manage to line up some women who will work for them and help out at home when she returns. The therapist has told her not to do any manual labor at all – no laundry, no cooking, nothing – she needs to be holding on to her walker whenever she is standing.
Trey was again a trooper and put up with crazy schedules and my dropping him off with different people while I met with nursing home staff and therapists. We hit the road again Friday and drove to Johnson City, TN where we spent the night at our friend Matt Little’s. Today we drove to Richmond and are now at my parents’ house. Trey will stay with them for the week while I attend a missions media conference at the IMB.
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We swung by another little Macon city park in the quaint neighborhood of Ingleside. In addition to the usual playground set, swing set, and picnic table, this park had little garden with a brick walkway. Unfortunately, the garden hasn’t been well kept and the bushes were overgrown, the benches covered in moss, and the bricks falling apart.
In the middle of the rundown brick garden is a plaque with in honor of J. Clay Murphey. He was a very successful and charitable businessman who donated the park to the city in 1949. He was also very active in the Macon Rotary Club and United Way of Central Georgia.
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Trey and I drove back from Virginia to Georgia yesterday and had planned to visit Hart State Park. Unfortunately the weather didn’t cooperate so we didn’t visit any of the parks along the GA/SC state line. We did swing by Robert Toombs Historic Site on the way home since it would get us out of the rain.
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