Last night was another one of those times. We were privileged to spend an entire evening at The Fontanel Mansion in Nashville, TN. This is the former home of Barbara Mandrell and her family. They built this amazing, 27,000 square foot log home in 1988 and lived there until they sold it in 2002. The two music moguls who bought the home have turned it into a "museum" of sorts. On the 130 acres, you can attend concerts, hike, bike, zip line, and tour the house. The place is incredible and I highly recommend you make a trip there! Your entire family will enjoy it.
We not only ate dinner in the family kitchen, but sat at the family's original dinner table overlooking this magnificient property. After dinner, the girl's and I got ready in Barbara's mirrored bathroom and had our make up and hair done in her dressing room. I even used one of her toilets! OK, maybe that was too much information! It was a night of surreal moments.
We were there to celebrate an incredible event in our family, which you'll find out about soon:). The girls and I were so blessed to hang with Jaime Dudney, Barbara's only daughter, who works on the property. She gave us a personal tour and shared many stories of her mother. At 13, Barbara toured with Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, George Jones and Patsy Cline! For those of you too young to remember these legends, you'll want to youtube them. These are the artists who've inspired people like Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney and so many more!
I personally enjoyed my time with Jaime so much. We're already making plans to have dinner soon. She was so sweet, real and normal and I appreciated that about her. You'd never know she grew up so privileged, as there's nothing snobby or pretentious about her. The owners are lucky to have her working there. Who better to take you on a tour of Barbara Mandrells' home than Barbara Mandrell's daughter herself, who actually lived there for 15 years! I'm grateful the Lord has brought another new friend into my life!
The staff and management at The Fontanel Mansion are second to none. They were absolutely incredible. If you've been looking for a place to get married, renew wedding vows, have an anniversary party or any family event, you've found it! Our entire experience was beyond words. This home has God's handprints everywhere you look. The Mandrell/Dudney Family are a strong faith based, Christian family and you sense that as you walk the hallways of this magnificent home. I can't say enough good things about our night. The food was delicious, the ambiance soothing and you felt like you were at "home".
As I looked out the window of the beautiful mansion, I stood in awe of all that God's done and is doing in my family. Nikita and I are on friendly terms, the girls are thriving in their careers and school, my son-in-law's music school, Pro Music Academy, is exploding and my granddaughter, Salem? Well, she's just my heart walking around! I'm excited to take a front row seat to witness what He's going to do next!
Thank you Lord for my wonderful family and another amazing experience. I love you beyond words.
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