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When we told people we were packing up our suburban life near Baton Rouge, Louisiana and moving to Woodville, Mississippi, we were met with blank stares, puzzled looks and, eventually, the question “Why?'“ This blog documents our adventures and answers to that “Why” each day we spend in our rural community.

Ms. Elease

Ms. Elease

I constantly tell people, “One of the things I love most about living in Woodville is that I see the same people at the Post Office that I see at the grocery store, the pharmacy, and at church.”

That’s the beauty of small towns, y’all. However, I am still so new to my small town that I regularly meet community members I previously did not have the privilege to know—as was my experience today.

My husband has come to *expect* me to strike up conversations with random people. “It’s one of your gifts,” he says. Today was no different as I checked my mailbox at the Post Office. A lady and I started talking, and for five full minutes, we turned the Post Office into CHURCH, praising our God, His faithfulness, and His goodness.

It was an unbelievable, wonderful “Why Woodville?” moment. Thank you, Ms. Elease.

for taking time out of your day for a few minutes of encouraging agreement that He holds all things together. Today you were my answer to “Why Woodville?”

Napoleon

Napoleon

Wintry Woodville Wonderland

Wintry Woodville Wonderland