Old Sheldon Church Ruins

I've longed to visit this sacred ground for years, since 2003 in fact when I first learned of this place. Back then I only had a vague description of it's location but the longing stuck with me. Two years ago while visiting with friends in the Charleston area I thought I'd finally have my much anticipated visit. I did some google searching and discovered it was about an hour or so away from where we were staying. But it wasn't meant to be at that time...

We spent last week on vacation discovering Hilton Head Island. I was determined to finally see this church and on the way down we stopped by this magnificent place. It was all I imagined and more. I could just feel the history as we walked around. It's a lovely, beautiful place tucked away down a very shady narrow two lane country road.

Vacation!

We're going on vacation y'all & I'm so excited! We never go anywhere but that's about to change cause we're headed to Hilton Head Island SC on Monday for four days... I've never been there before so I'm doubly excited My dear sweet husband drives, it's his job so I'm going to do the driving on our little trip. And guess where I'm going to take us along the way... To see Old Sheldon Church ruins near Beaufort SC. Isn't it just hauntingly beautiful? I can't wait to see this holy place in person. Looks romantic doesn't it? I've wanted to go there for the last 7 years at least...

I'm going to keep this very real friends and tell y'all maybe we should spend money on my dental work or a much needed hoopty mobile. We've spent years postponing vacations for various reasons, all of which are mostly forgotten when we think back on it. But then I remember what my dear friend Rosie, Rose Big Pond - Marquez told me after a particularly rough patch in her family's lives. She said she wished they had taken more vacations together because they would have those memories forever. I've sadly lost touch with my dear Rosie, how I wish I could find her. But her words ring true in my ears!



Excitement of anticipation has been so sweet these last 3 weeks as we've planned our vacation... It's gotten me thru some tough long days at work. Just thinking about walks on the beach hand in hand... Quiet moments together... Sunrises on the water... Swimming in the ocean...

And the memories of our early days together, when our love was brand new. Y'all don't know this but we met on a little island very far far away... We spent our first months of married life on that island and being at the ocean recalls those memories for us. That will be the sweetest part of this trip, recalling those precious early days while making new memories.