“Like Richard and Evelyn Forrest, our hearts will search for hope amid the ashes of our broken dreams. And just as He spoke to Richard Forrest, God will say to us, “I will give you beauty from the ashes and a garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness so that I might be glorified.” It is our prayer that you will be encouraged through these devotionals taken from the teaching material of Richard and Evelyn Forrest and others.”

Goodbye Gate Cottage, you saw many weddings, baby showers, Sunday brunches, Rotary club meetings, hungry security guards, and a stranded snapping turtle or two.  I know the campus at Toccoa Falls college is a blessed campus and in times like these we remember how blessed we are for what we have and how we need to be better stewards of it.

Below is a picture of the Gate Cottage I remember.

My cousins and I were taught to say por favor and gracias. We are teaching our daughter the same and she is learning, bit-by-bit. Just like those raindrops seem miniscule at the moment, anytime soon they will help raise the level of the lake. Lake Lanier, a lake that supplies the vital liquid to many cities

So, the rain that fell this weekend was a lot to be thankful for.