On Wednesday, after our stop at the rest area along I-24 in Lake Nickajack, we continued northwest to Murfreesboro, TN, where we planned to meet Patti's former music minister from MacArthur Baptist, Bryant, and his family.
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The Cracker Barrel had a great parking lot that was pretty much just for RVs and buses, and we were the only RVs there for Wednesday evening. (This is a picture of the front of the restaurant... we forgot to take a picture of the parking lot where Gracie was parked...).
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We met Bryant and Michelle and family for breakfast on Thursday morning:
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After breakfast - mostly happy faces! We so enjoyed visiting with them!
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We had a short drive planned for Thursday, just up to Hendersonville, TN, to visit Patti's former coworker, Warren and his wife, Sarena. We had considered staying at a campground (though we usually do not when we're just stopping overnight) - because the free stay options that we usually use (Harvest Hosts, Walmart, Cracker Barrel) did not seem to have good choices. But, as I was looking on the map near Warren's house, I noticed a large campus for First Baptist Church of Hendersonville, and, on a whim, called to see if they would let us stay for the night. I talked with one of the pastors and he readily agreed, suggesting that we park in the area where the church buses park.
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We got parked with the church buses and enjoyed a beautiful afternoon...
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Miss Doozie would have felt right at home here as one of their church buses is a Bluebird -- not exactly a Wanderlodge, but built like a Wanderlodge rather than like a school bus!
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Looking up the hill toward the church.
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The Harvest Hosts program has started adding some church properties that will welcome RVers for overnight stays. Dewayne, the pastor I spoke with at FBC Hendersonville, just wanted to be sure that we would be leaving before Sunday morning, which I assured him we would. The churches in the Harvest Hosts program just ask for a contribution, so we made a contribution to FBC Hendersonville in thanks for their welcome towards us!
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