A Time to Say Goodbye

Having served in the pastorate and as foreign missionaries, we know how draining full-time Christian service can be. In 1987, we returned from the mission field spiritually "beaten up". God provided a place of refuge where we could be restored in the beauty of His creation. In 2007, He granted us the fulfillment of our dream to provide a place that we could share with full-time Christian workers in need of a spiritual retreat. And that is how Leahaven came to be.


"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows."

II Corinthians 1:3-4


In 2020 due to Covid 19, we regretfully suspended our Leahaven ministry. In the past two years the Lord has led us in a new direction, and He has shown us that now is the time to say goodbye. We are grateful for God's many blessings and so many precious memories. Thank you to all who have supported and encouraged Leahaven's ministry. We covet your prayers for the future.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Christmas at Eddie's

We recently discovered a decades-old Christmas tradition in Henagar, Christmas at Eddie's.  Located at Eddie's Garden Center & Florist, it is just a few minutes from the farm and definitely worth a visit!  This is the sight that greets you on entering, and it just keeps going through room after room--140 themed trees' worth!  There are rooms in red and green, autumn colors, pastels, silver, gold, and every other color imaginable.

Be sure to visit the grotto (creatively made with brown paper grocery bags!) full of nativity scenes.
And don't miss the Redneck Tree!  Full of whimsical redneck ornaments, it sits in an old tire with a fan-blade star and jumper cable garland.

Other themed trees include Scouts, Elvis, babies, sports, candy, pets, angels, stars, religious and many others you could never imagine!
You can buy ornaments right off the tree, and Eddie's helpful staff will be glad to help you if you can't find something.  They hunted me down (excuse the pun) a duck to commemorate our Jemima Puddleduck who recently died.  I also got this Angel Pig in memory of our two dear piggies.

From Leahaven, follow Highway 40 into Henagar.  Go straight through the light at Highway 75, and Eddie's is on the right.  Their phone is 256/657-3841 if you want to call for hours before you go.  Remember, they are on Central time!

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