Will the Real Lilliput Station Please Step Forward?

I met my husband at a very small Bible college in South Carolina. There were seven of us all renting from the same landlord, living in two trailers (one for boys and one for girls) in the middle of nowhere. One of the students (who later became my brother-in-law) named the place "The Ranch." And the name stuck.

After being there for only a year, my (future) husband and I both returned home to prepare for our marriage the following year. Then my parents bought an old farmhouse in the country. My mom's lifelong dream was finally realized! Yet here I was six months from my wedding and once again uprooted. To make matters worse, our new "home" was just a backyard away from the railroad tracks. At nights they would come flying through. The house would shake, and I'd lie there in terror knowing that the only thing between us was the propane tank if one of them happened to leave the track. I did a lot of praying during those six months!

In an effort to make this place feel more like a home, I decided to give it a name. It had worked for The Ranch. Maybe it would work here too? I guess I was feeling a little small at the time. Why else would I have chosen the name "Lilliput Station"? I used that name again when I decided to start a Yahoo Group and a homeschool blog.   

I had no idea at the time that there REALLY was a place called Lilliput Station. Solomon was right, "There is nothing new under the sun." Follow this link to see the pictures.