OK, folks. Had a great Texas morning. I had been wondering what we were going to do for a church while we are in Texas. It is so hard to find a church when you love the one you belong to so much. On the positive side, we can attend church at Seacoast every Sunday, online, which is almost like being there. We have done that and it is great. However someone told us about this great little church service that they have right here in the park every Sunday morning. The "Cowboy Preacher"...and he really is a cowboy. We loved him. I knew he was the real thing when I noticed the ridge in his hair where his cowboy hat usually sits. And he wears well-worn blue jeans, a well worn pair of cowboy boots and carries an even more well-worn leather Bible that is frayed along the edges---of the leather. He looks to be in his thirties and was just great. We started out with an old time gospel song called 'I'll Fly Away" only we sang...'I'll RIDE Away"....what fun! I was told that in the winter there are so many people coming to the service that they hold it in the big ballroom. I am really going to enjoy these services.....and just have to walk to the end of the street.
In the afternoon we thought we would check out South Padre Island which is only one hour from here. Wow, is it ever nice...so much nicer than I expected. The beaches are really nice and the red flags were up today for rough surf. It is very clean and modern and there is a lot to do. I want to check out the World Birding Center later on this fall. It is so nice to have the beach so near, it does not take much longer than it does to get to the beach back home!
I am attaching some photos of Padre Island.
This week we learn our new jobs, We actually don't officially start until the season starts November 1st, but they are allowing us to do some work for the next two weeks to earn our keep until then. We have met some of the other workkampers that are moving in and they are really nice. We have met so many people that could not be any nicer...they all offer to help us learn our way around and to help us get to know the area. We really appreciare that.
Catch you later!
Love, Jackie, Tom and Barklee
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