wellborn my hometown

Census Taker John Sweely visited today.

He looked neat and clean and was personable. My two dogs welcomed him with enthusiasm and he didnt seem afraid. He introduced himself and gave me a written brochure (Spanish and English) that explains that this counting of residents is for statistical purposes only.
Mr Sweely carries a hand held GPS which assigns a number to my house and to Jacks office.
The confusion about our mailing address @ Wellborn Post Office being different from our physical address requires the census taker and others to go figure. We live in Suwannee County & pay taxes in Suwannee County . Leonard Stansel was postmaster in 1980 when we transplanted ourselves from Pinellas County to live in this "House That jack Built" for our "Happily Ever After' chapters of life. Mr Stansel said a Wellborn P.O. Box was a necessity ! with its zip 32094.
BUT some who live along 29th Rd in Suwannee County choose to get their mail from Lake City in Coumbia County with a 32024 Zip .

In spite of it all we are now a dot location via satellite signals bounced from my front porch to the sky and back.

"Dont lose your sense of awe"

EASTER MORNING after the lovely Sonrise Service in Wellborn Community Park travelers on CR 137 expect to see the wonder of Christ's resurrection expressed outside and inside the Wellborn Methodist Church.

The outdoor cross was made for the Methodist Church here in 1987, at Pastor Cheryl Pingel's suggestion to Tim Duval. For a long time it was erected in front of the church, only during the church season of Lent (40 days before Easter).
During David Smith's Youth Ministry at Wellborn Methodist Church, WHY the cross was/is necessary was dramatized when several youth dragged it from storage to put it up in front of the church sanctuary.
It became a permanent reminder in front of the church about 15 years ago.

Inside the sanctuary Geiger greenhouse glory enhances all high and holy celebrations and each time seems more beautiful than the last one. See the Bridge to the Cross (center of God's altar) here. Broken chards were written upon with names and heart's concerns and glued to the cross in faith and thanksgiving. ! ALELUIA !

Brianna and Maggie smile for the camera after the egg count and egg opening and before hot dogs for lunch:
How good can life get?

Nicole stopped to pick a wildflower bouquet on Easter Egg Hunt Saturday. She shares that she is playing the White Rabbit in an Alice n Wonderland play at school.
Christopher , age 5, won The Most for the boys. Alexis,(4) counted The Most Eggs for the girls. She was happy to share the lime light, and the plunder, with her big brother Tyler
Alexis thought chocolate cupcakes were AOK too. She is visiting grandparents Billie and Paul Gettinger and great gramdma Olita.

(Left) Kids with empty Easter baskets felt like it took too long to get to 10:30 AM, the appointed time to hunt eggs. Krystal Williams (green shirt and plaid shorts) helped her grandfather, Wendell Snowden, with the "Get Ready, Get Set , GO.
Wendell explains the boundaries and rules for egg hunting and includes advice to be alert and aware of those pesky fire ants.
Some of the eggs had hidden treasures inside them. Clayton's family rejoiced with him when he discovered he had found a $10 dollar egg.

The Saturday of Palm Sunday weekend was grand and glorious spring weather and the hometown specials were First Saturday Blueberry pancakes in the WCA Communty building, followed by the Easter Egg Hunt on Andrews Square behind the building. Both events were sponsored by the Wellborn Community Association. "Easter Bunnies" hid hundreds of eggs. Wendell Snowden assured an adult who feared her kids would be too late and miss the fun when he explained how many plastic eggs were around the grassy field, enough to keep hunters busy til noon if need be.
Committee Bunnies the camera caught are (L. to R.) Wayne Brooks, Ron Torres, Charles Osgood, Kathie Snowden, Mayso Martin and W.H.Russell. The apron identifies W.H. as part of the Pancake crew too.

HI HO COME TO THE FAIR!

Linda Young shared the glory with Wellborn Methodist Bible Study friends Wednesday night by showing photos on her cell screen of the three Blue Ribbons awarded her needle work counted cross stitch pieces.