Easter Sunday in Crystal Springs, Mississippi

Easter Sunday, March 31, we woke early to attend church services.  Though fatigued from our travels, we were amazed to gaze at the beautiful green trees and wooded areas.  We enjoyed a great meeting with a small group of saints.  All wanted to know who the guy was in the church who had "all those kids".  It was fun to travel back in time and interact with such a wonderful group of people.  Our children loved hearing about their "daddy" and his childhood memories.

We then went to visit a few friends.  We ate some delicious banana pudding and the smells of southern food.  We even learned about pigeons and saw how they are raised.

Finally we met up with many of the extended Gallman family relatives to enjoy an Easter Celebration.  The food was beyond mouth-watering.  The company was even greater.  We ate fried chicken, collard greens, salads, butter beans, layered cakes and everything in between.  We loved each and every bite and and we're so grateful to all the work of each member of our extended family to make this such a memorable event.  Our lunch was even equipped with a thunderstorm and rain that was typical of Mississippi weather.  Our children, outfitted in their Sunday clothes, danced and played in the rain.  We had never seen something like this, but it was definitely a memory searching for easter eggs in the rain.  

We videoed most of the adventure including a large spider web, beautiful Lake Copiah (where we stayed) and Uncle Jimmy, Aunt Gwen and their children and Uncle Larry and Aunt Linda and their kids as well as many others who were there to unite together on such a special day.  We can't thank them enough for their truly SOUTHERN hospitality and welcoming arms to our family.