[Pharmboy]

I have been wanting to write this for my Freeper friends for a while now, but each Christmas I never could get the time. This year--under prodding from Mrs. Pharmboy--I managed to finish, shopping, cooking and wrapping earlier than usual. This left me with today's afternoon to finally work on this. Truly a labor of love.

Merry Christmas to all of you!

[StonyBurk]

T’anks— well written and again T’anks..And A Merry Christmas to you too ! One question were you reminded of the television commercial that mixed Washington’s Army with the new cars when you saw that one picture of the old building and the vehicles I think Washington and his Army could have appreciated had they alone had the tech teams and horsepower? I note it was the only photo of its kind in the essay.

[Pharmboy]

Ping...

[DeaconBenjamin]

Washington's church at Powhick was attended mostly by Martha.

George Washington was elected to the vestry of Pohick Church (Truro Parish) in 1762. I find it hard to believe that his attendance was so sporadic, except when duty required it.

Our HOA used to meet at Pohick Church.

[Bigun]

Thank you for a WONDERFUL post!

I don’t frequent this place much these days but very glad I did today! You have made this Christmas eve visit more than worthwhile!

Merry Christmas and God bless!

[Batman11]

Thank you so much for posting this! I really enjoyed reading it. I am a big admirer of the General!

Merry Christmas to you and your family and all at FR!

[WashingtonSource]

Merry Christmas! Thanks for posting this. Congratulations on a job well done.

[Joe 6-pack]

WOOOF!

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[floralamiss]

Dear Pharmboy,

What a wonderful Christmas gift to us from you and your wife! I don’t forget her encouragement. Thank you for your research and hard work in bringing this special and long-ago Christmas to life!

This was a delectable historical feast, bringing the Father of our Country, and the Patriots who served under him and bade him farewell, into high relief. I almost felt as if I were in that 2nd-floor room at the tavern, on horseback riding along the snowy roads, on the bumpy passages in the boats, and watching George Washington rush into his home; finally to embrace his loving family, a truly free man at long last! What a Christmas that must have been! Thank you for bringing great portions of it to us, and of the rest, we can dream.

And wishing you, your wife, and our fellow FReepers the same: a warm and wonderful Christmas with grateful hearts, thankful in the knowledge that once, great giants like George Washington — by the power, grace and mercy of God — walked the earth of our fledgling nation.

May the Lord bless you, and may He bless and grant unto the brave and the true among us, the power through His grace to save the United States of America.