It's Easter Sunday, 2008. Easter arrived very early this year, and it seems like a lot of us were not quite prepared. I found myself running around at the last minute, getting the ingredients together for Easter dinner. We elected to go non-traditional this year. My mother was Italian, and I make a great homemade sauce, so I am making meatballs, Italian sausage, pasta and a nice salad.
It takes a lot of preparation, so I had to start early in the morning. I lke for the sauce to simmer for at least six hours, so the meat absorbs all of the goodness, so I started early. Once in the pot, it simmers on it's own so I can go about the normal Easter morning activities.
Without getting too preachy, it is, after all, a time for spiritual reflection. When I think of the beauty of creation, I always think about the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It's only a four hours drive from home, so I visit often, and over the years, I have accumulated thousands of photos. I even have a website, SmokyPhotos, that is dedicated to archiving photos of the park that I have taken.
There is one special place in the parkthat is near and dear to me. It is the Little Cataloochee church, located in the North Carolina portion of the park. It's a little harder to visit than most of the churches withing the park boundaries, because it takes a significant drive followed by a two mile hike to get there.
But once you arrive, you are at a place of total serenity and peace. You are there, usually alone, save for the faithful resting in the burial ground. It is a place of peace, calm, beauty, inspiration and reflection. If you get a chance to visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, I suggest you fore-go Cades Cove and make an effort to visit this spiritual place!
I hope you get as much from it as I have!
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Richard Weisser, Broker, Associate Broker, Auctioneer, E-Pro, CE Instructor
Era United Realty, Newnan Georgia, Coweta Fayette Real Estate, Inc.
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