Dacula welcomes Chick-fil-a

  

For a few weeks I have driven by the construction site of a long awaited addition to Dacula's ever-growing  landscape of retail establishments...welcome Chick-fil-a!!! But never did I expect such a welcoming party. You may know about the First 100 but this was a new and exciting adventure concept to me. The first 100 customers at a new Chick-fil-a receive a prize of 52 free meals at Chick-fil-a for the next year. With as unbelievably delicious as that sounds, I'm not sure that the prize is the best part. In order to be one of the first 100, people CAMP OUT in the Chick-fil-a parking lot for days before the grand opening. And the fabulous people of Chick-fil-a serve as hosts for what seems to be a really great party.

My lovely daughter, Sweet T, and I stumbled upon the Chick-fil-a campsite last night and decided to stop and see what it was all about. We had a great time walking around and meeting some very kind and fun people, both locals and travelers.

We met an especially nice couple who have made the First 100 a regular event. Jake Knupp and his wife Libby have been a part of the First 100 at 84 Chick-fil-a grand openings. We had a great time talking with them and Libby even shared her dinner with us, Chick-fil-a sandwiches of course. She had great insight to share about the importance of living each day one at a time and enjoying the simple things in life.

 

There were plenty of board and card games going on, as well as corn hole, four square, soccer, football and kick the can. And the dj kept the party going with fun tunes to dance to as well.

So being a part of a Chick-fil-a First 100 is now on my Bucket List!

 

Friends with four legs and fur

My sweet friend Bridgett has a beautiful Brittany/GSP named Clyde. When my daughter met him for the first time she fell in love which led to a hunt for her own GSP (my darling grandogger, Laney). Not too long ago Laney and Clyde got to run around together in the fabulous Fall air. I couldn't resist the chance to snap a few shots of their first play date together.

Truly giving thanks!

This Thanksgiving was so special! I was able to serve with my friends from church in a very special way. The ladies prepared Thanksgiving dinner for some girls who are living in a home due to difficult circumstances that they have faced. We ate dinner with these amazing young ladies and had a wonderful time.

His love endures forever!

"Feed the hungry! Help those in trouble! Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you shall be as bright as day. And the Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy you with all good things, and keep you healthy too; and you will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring. (TLB, Isaiah 58:10-11)

I have been so blessed this year with the opportunity to serve at the Food Pantry at my church. Just before Thanksgiving we received a donation of 24 turkeys which allowed us to provide Thanksgiving dinners for families in need in our community. God is so good!

God really knows how to put on a show

Some people prefer the colors of Spring,  but I love the amazing shades of Fall. I usually take a trip to the North Georgia Mountains to take it in, but this year I enjoyed the hues of Autumn from my own neighborhood.