I, and my family, have finally made it to Memphis, Tennessee. Oh, it's not as if we were targeting this area for years and now it has finally come to fruition; in fact, it wasn't even a distant thought. But, as fate would have it, we were given the unexpected opportunity to come here to live. My many years in the military had gotten me accustomed to moving every few years. These days I absolutely abhor being displaced from my creature comforts and familiar environment, but it helps when the move is government sponsored; as this one was.
So we came to Memphis where we have no semblance of family and knew not a soul, but then we have the esteemed pleasure of knowing God and He prepared the way for us and set us up in record time.
I am looking forward to many great adventures in this grand city. There is so much history here such as the legendary Beale Street, and the FedEx Forum, home of the Memphis Grizzlies. I can drive by Elvis Presley's Graceland home at any time of the day and I can visit the Stax record museum in downtown Memphis. The Nike shoe factory is here, as well. The Lorraine Motel, where civil rights icon, Dr. Martin Luther King, JR, was slain is also merely minutes away. There is so much live music entertainment throughout the city and who can boast, (humbly, I must add), that the church they attend on Sunday has none other than the Reverend Al Green as its pastor. Yes, the Let's Stay Together Al Green of old. Each Sunday at his church is a veritable melting pot of people from all over the world who have made seeing Rev. Al Green one of the "historical" sites in Memphis. By the way; he can really preach.
Although some things change some things will remain the same. My gratefulness to God for keeping me and my family, my friends on Facebook, and this planet will forever remain. I have burned some bridges but have built new and lasting ones from the ashes.
I will now go forth and prepare my day.
God bless you all.
Dennis
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