New Years Day: A Special Blessing

Sunday was New Years Day, and we began the new year appropriately by attending the beautiful Baptist Church in Palacios. After posing for photos and enjoying fellowship with Lanny and Ruth Ann’s friends, we traveled a few miles to Blessing, where Lanny had spent his childhood years. When we entered the old Hotel Blessing for a sumptuous all-you-can-eat buffet, compliments of Lanny and Ruth Ann, we stepped back in time to 1920. Little has changed at the historic lodge since it was founded in 1916. Functional rooms are still available. The buffet meal was a real Texas style "home cooked" feast. Following lunch, we all said our goodbyes and went our separate ways. It was wonderful for the children to be able to enjoy this special holiday with both sets of grandparents.