"Doing YOU WELL Wednesday #23...I'm baaack!!

So glad to be back…missed you guys!!! Can't believe I didn't blog, didn't check my emails AND stayed off social media for two whole weeks! Time sure flew by. As some of you may know, I took a MUCH NEEDED break from the internet. There’s so much to catch up on and so many blogs I have to visit!  While I was gone, I wasn’t just sitting around with my feet propped up eating bonbons, you know…I was busy! So, on this “Doing YOU WELL Wednesday” link-up, I’d like to share with you what I’ve been up to over the past two weeks.

Some of you might have read my post about my Aunt Kitty(Sarah Mae Flemming) entitled, “A Silent Strength”. If you haven’t, you should…it’s a GREAT history lesson! Well, I’m so proud to say that on Friday, June 28^th, on what would have been her 80^th birthday, she was honored by the city of Columbia, SC, with a street naming ceremony! Now, the corner of Main and Washington Streets in downtown Columbia, is officially named “Sarah Mae Flemming Way”. Whoopwhoop! God is so good! It was a very moving ceremony and we were
definitely a proud family! It was an awesome tribute for an outstanding woman! The mayor, the county chairman and my aunt's grand daughter were speakers and It was covered by all of the local networks.  A reception for the family was held afterwards at the Sheraton Columbia Downtown Hotel. This event wouldn't have taken place had it not been for the efforts of Columbia SC 63. You can view more pictures of the event and follow them HERE on Facebook.

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A picture of my aunt and her attorneys coming from the court house

 

Activities from the day. The signed resolution for the honorary street naming. Mayor Benjamin and my cousin speaking. My dad and his siblings. My husband with the mayor. Me and the kids getting our chance to take a picture with the larger-than-life photo of Aunt Kitty.

Later on that day we traveled 3 1/2 hours to Raleigh/Durham, NC to the historical Hayti Center for a book signing and lecture given by our good friend Dr. Greg Jones. He promoted his book “JOB: A Man for His Time, a Man for Our Time, a Man for All Time”. A great read btw! The lecture was great and the fellowship was awesome! You can visit his website HERE.  We didn't get in bed until...hmmm, let's just say, the same time kids get up to go to school! But, we so enjoyed ourselves!

Inside the beautiful historical Hayti Center. Dr. Jones giving his lecture and signing his book. Dr. Jones with some of the attendees and Dr. Jones with my husband.

And last, but certainly not least(as if we weren't ALREADY sleep deprived)…the very next day(well actually, later on that day) the Pulliam household packed up our entire house and moved to our new home. Yaaaayyy!! Can.you.say.EXHAUSTED! In two days, I had the entire house unpacked; dishes put away, pictures on walls, keepsakes on shelves, etc. Didn’t they tell you…I.don’t.do.the.living.out.of.boxes.thing! I can't, I refuse! Lol! You know, I’ve thought about opening a business where I go into other people's homes and unpack their belongings, so they never skip a beat! Believe me, there’s nothing worse than living out of boxes. I’m sure I could make some big bucks, don’t cha think? :-)

My two favorite views from our new home; the humongous weeping willow in the front yard and the view of the lake in the backyard.

God has been absolutely awesome to us in this season(not that He’s never awesome towards us), but this season has been particularly special; a season of rest for us! Sounds funny huh, considering we’re in the midst of all this busyness!? We’re in a great place in our lives right now and I’m so grateful! This is certainly the Lord's doing and it is marvelous in our eyes!! Psalm 118:23(I so LOVE this scripture)

Now that I've caught you up on what I've been doing for the past two weeks, do tell us what you've been up to while I was gone! Can't wait to hear! Don't forget to link-up, visit some blogs in the link-up and show some lovin' and encouragement! And please do come back Friday for a new question I'll be answering on "Michell's Weekly Pearl".

Until then, God bless!!

Having a blast serving Him !

Xoxoxo

Michell