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“You’re a little closer to Heaven in a cabin in the woods.” – Unknown
Whoever wrote those words above certainly knew what they were talking about. One week ago, a group of Still Hopes Nursing Home in West Columbia, SC residents had the pleasure of visiting a slice of Heaven in Cameron, South Carolina. The destination was a cabin built in 1905 that holds a very special place in the heart of Pat Holman , who is a Still Hopes resident. That is because Pat’s husband, Bob, was born in that very cabin in 1925. Sadly, Bob’s father passed away a few short years after Bob was born, so Bob and his mother were not able to live in the cabin for very long.
However, the Lord brought the cabin back to Bob in the early 1970s. By that time, Bob and Pat were married, and the folks who owned the cabin called Bob to see if he would be interested in getting the cabin back. Bob said “Yes,yes, yes!” and the Holmans had the cabin picked up and moved to some property they owned in Cameron, South Carolina. This is where the cabin stands today. Bob did have a bottom floor built on to the original cabin to raise the original cabin up and give him more space to store things. “He was a collector. You never knew what you would find in there” laughs Pat.
Though the Holmans never lived in the cabin full time, Pat loves her memories of spending free time up there in the woods. “We spent many happy hours out there. We would take a picnic lunch when the children were little” says Pat. In front of the cabin sits a pond that if fully stocked with fish, and was a great source of happiness for Bob and his friends when they wanted to go fishing. In total, the property on which the cabin sits is 192 acres. Though Bob is no longer with us, Pat still smiles when she talks about the cabin. “It was something we could do for my husband, who grew up without a home. So it was wonderful for him. It’s nothing fine but it’s there. It’s been great to have it.” says Pat.
The residents who visited the cabin one week ago certainly felt it’s magic and all agreed that the cabin in the woods certainly feels like a slice of heaven. Thank you, Pat, for sharing your special place with us!