Box's Box

My parents Donald and Mattie Box lived in a beautiful, historic two-story house right near the city square in Rusk, Texas during 1989 to 2011. After my dad passed away in 2007, mom continued to live there several years, but finally moved to Fort Worth in early 2011 to be near family. By the providence of God, my dear friends Kelly and Maryann Felps discovered our plans to sell the house and decided to buy it. They have named the place Providence House and have enjoyed the past few years restoring it to its former glory. It is a grand place for them to spend time with family, and they frequently invite others there for retreats and other events.

Abilene Christian University (ACU) played their last football game of the season against Stephen F. Austin (SFA) in Nacogdoches on November 15 2014. Since Rusk and Providence House was nearby, Kelly and Maryann were very gracious and invited my family to stay there after the game. What a wonderful joy it was to spend the night and discover all the improvements they have made as they personalized the rooms to meet their needs. They have stayed true to the original design of the century old house by restoring the front room back into a front porch as it was years ago. We had a lot of fun discovering their work, and remembering many years of Box family events there in the former days, while mom and dad were caretakers of the place. The following are some photos we took during the weekend: