A preview of next week in Gatlinburg

We had hoped to post a message a couple of days ago from Gatlinburg. We were only there for 24 hours, primarily to take down Christmas decorations. There is news! But a couple of things have stopped me from posting. So, rather than go any more days without a message, I'll give you a preview of what we hope to be able to show you next week.

First, All Decked Out has been REALLY "all decked out" - with a 70-foot tree on the deck. They had high winds in Gatlinburg a couple of weeks ago and we just found out that God deposited one of His trees on the lower deck. Here's the tree while it was still standing (the one on the right with the red arrow pointing to it:


The tree has now been removed and we hope to be able to show you pictures next week of both the tree on the deck and the removal process. There's quite a story associated with this, so stay tuned.............

Secondly, Smoky Mountain Tower. We're going back to Gatlinburg tomorrow (Sunday, 1/24). If everything works out, we plan to move the sofa-sleeper from the Bonus Room up to the Tower Room. If you've ever moved a sofa-sleeper, you know it's not an easy task. We have some strong guys coming to help, so please pray for safety for everybody - and for a successful move.

If it works, we then plan to make the Bonus Room into a bedroom. That means Smoky Mountain Tower will sleep 8 people - a 25% increase in sleeping space. Somebody will have to share a bathroom, but we know our guests will work that out.

We plan to post pictures of everything next Tuesday night or Wednesday, so please check back to find out what happened.