Froelich's Frolics

Monday morning of our vacation, we went to the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge. It was really amazing. I learned a lot about that ship and the people on that tragic voyage. The outside of the museum is a replica of the ship itself, complete with iceberg. The guides are completely in character. Each visitor was given a "boarding pass" with the name and info of an actual passenger on the Titanic. We couldn't take any pictures while inside the museum due to security and copyright issues, but we took a lot of pictures outside. I loved this museum. I think this was one my favorite places we visited on our vacation. 

Since the first day of our vacation (Saturday) was spent in driving down to Tennessee, I won't bore you with those details. I did a post on the cabin. Check that out below. Sunday morning, we drove about an hour to the Maryville Pilgrim Holiness Church. We gave ourselves plenty of time to get there. We didn't want to get there late in case we got lost. We had no trouble at all finding the church, and were greeted warmly by Brother and Sister Walden and the congregation there at Maryville. We enjoyed a great service, then made our way back to the cabin to change clothes and have lunch before going to Cades Cove for the afternoon. Well, we got a little stuck in the driveway at the cabin. Stuck as in one wheel was no longer on the road. We had to have a wrecker come and pull the car out. We finally made our way to Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We took the scenic route there. We really liked Cades Cove. I know some people think it is over-rated, but we...

Saturday night we went to the Greenwood Freedom Festival. Greenwood always has their fireworks show the last Saturday in June. We have the tradition of meeting up with my in-laws there to enjoy the show. There were a lot if people there this year, I guess because it was such a beautiful day. I remember last year being so hot and muggy. Greenwood really puts on a great fireworks display. It is one of the best in the area, at least in my opinion. Here are some fireworks photos I took with my phone.

Last week, we were in Tennessee celebrating our 2nd wedding anniversary. We went down there on Saturday, the 11th, and came back home on Friday, the 17th. We had a great time. Carl had never been to the Smoky Mountain area before, and it had been 15 years since I last visited. A lot of new things and places were there, but there were also things that I remembered from 15 years ago. I thought I would do a few posts on some of the highlights of our trip. This one is on our cabin. Here are some pictures:  Looking at the cabin from the end of the driveway  Looking into the cabin from the bathroom doorway  Cabinets and kitchen sink  Bed area Rocking chairs on porch  Looking across the room from the bed  Fireplace  My wonderful hubby on the porch swing  What a view! We rented our cabin from Bear Camp Realty. Their office is located off the Parkway in Pigeon Forge. We chose the cabin named "Tranquility" when we made our reservation online....

We went to the Biltmore Estate today. Huge mansion and expansive grounds.

I could spend days in this place. I love Christmas, and this place has it all. So many different trees and decorations. Absolutely beautiful.

We are on vacation in Tennessee this week. Here are a couple of photos from our first day here. View from our cabin Wonderworks  Titanic Museum More to come...

This week I was reminded of how merciful God is to His children. He is even merciful to people that do not follow His ways. We were reading in the book of Daniel this week about the dream that King Nebuchadnezzar (had to look that name up to spell it correctly.) had with the tall tree that was cut down. If you remember, the tree was actually a symbol of the king himself. Daniel told the king that he was going to be removed from the throne for seven years. Even though God could have taken the kingdom away from Nebuchadnezzar completely, He showed mercy. In the end, the king realizes it is God who really has all the power. I am thankful for God's mercy to me. It seems like I mess up a lot, but when I go to God, telling Him how I have made a mess of things, He shows such sweet mercy, picks me back up, dusts me off, and sets me on the right path again. I am so thankful He is always there, willing to forgive.