Zellwood Corn Festival

On Saturday, we went to the Zellwood Corn Festival. The Festival is held every year in Zellwood, Florida. They serve "all the sweet corn you can eat" and line up several Christian bands. Originally, Steven Curtis Chapman was scheduled to perform, but his friend Michael W. Smith came to take his place. The Chapman's lost their 5 year old daughter Maria in a tragic accident the previous Wednesday. This video is a fitting tribute to her.



In honor of the Chapman's, we signed a huge banner and also laid carnations on a table, with a pledge to pray for them. I didn't get a photo of the banner, but here are some of the carnations (many more were laid on the table after I took this photo).



One of the performers was Chris Sligh of American Idol fame. He was quite good and I even recognized a few of his songs from our local Christian station - Z88.3.



We had some fun with the kids "racing" each other on some of the tractors they had on display. These tractors are used in the Zellwood tractor pulls during the summer months.



Joshua looks right at home on this John Deere.



It was hot and humid, although there was a breeze that made it more bearable. We sat on these chairs for a few hours, listening to various bands and periodically walking around to see the craft booths and grab food. When it got close to the time when Michael W. Smith was going to perform, Kim saw lightning and decided we needed to pack up. It ended up pouring for over an hour before they decided to cancel the rest of the show . Maybe next time...



We went to Cypress Gardens on Sunday afternoon, but I didn't get any photos. I'll have to take care of that next time we go.

Peace and blessings,
John