Saturday, June 27, 2009

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

This is a very important time in our history. This is the time we have to stand up for what we believe. Throughout most of my life I have been able to drift along and
things were taken care of without a lot of effort on my part. As I see things today, we have to each and every day take a stand for our country and for our God who let us stand this long and let us stand this tall. Taller than most nations.
Today, we have people and countries continuing to threaten what we stand for, which has always been God and freedom to worship as we wish. We let these chip away at our freedoms. We let the ACLU work against us instead of for us. We have become complacent, we have become lazy, and we have become easy to manipulate by the media.
This is what I see. This is why I feel it is time to voice my opinion. We did not get to this place in the world on our own without lots of knee bending and prayer to God and not to any earthly king.
We must continue to look to Him for our answers instead of movie idols, movie idol type politicians and people who possess more money than honesty.
So thanks for letting me have the soapbox during this time of celebrating our country's history and independence. Long may we be the nation of freedom. And a nation UNDER GOD.
Today I started out to talk about hot dogs, apple pie and my heart took a different turn.
Happy Fourth of July,
Lois


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Sam Houston Statue

Sam Houston Statue
65 ft tall

Welcome to Callie Magee Antiques in historic downtown Huntsville Texas.

See pictures of sights in our town:
www.huntsvillemainstreet.
com
www.huntsvilletexas.com

There are 5 other antiques shops here on the historical courthouse square as well as Farmhouse Sweets and Eats which is a soda fountain type cafe serving daily specials as well as the best briskit tacos, chicken noodle soup like you have never had before, and wonderful chicken salads. They serve ice cream, banana splits, sodas, and candies made on location. As for eating places, there is also the Texan, a 1930's cafe with Texas food favorites such as pepper fried steak, chicken fried steak and a huge hamburger. See picture of Texan Restaurant at end of blog. We have two other restaurants around the Square which are Cloud Nine which is a coffee shop and health food store as well as serving up some great healthy sandwiches and soups, and The Stardust with a full restaurant and club.
Their specialities include great hamburgers and tavern foods as well.

A restored theater has community plays and classic movies shown as well as our own version of American idol every year.
There is lots going on here. It's called the Old Town Theatre.

There are two museum houses available for tours, the Gibbs Powell House from the 1850's and Wynne House from 1880's.

Of course, there is in addition to the Square other sights in town which include the Veteran's Museum, Sam Houston Statue, Prison Museum as well as Sam Houston Museum.
Sam Houston is buried here in Huntsville and you can tour his gravesite as well as two Houston homes at the Sam Houston Musuem grounds. Walk around and see places where he sat and whittled around the Square.
There is camping and water sports at the State Park and Lake Livingston nearby.

Come to see what we have and make it a day or weekend.

Also, here on the Square is a Log Cabin with information and the Statue Gift Shop also offers information daily.