Sunrise January 2 Bare branches pierce the sky Often January is thought of as drab and colorless. The deciduous trees have dropped most of their leaves and their bare branches pierce the sky. The grasses are brown and tumbled. And for some of you, there's probably white snow on the ground. Super [...]
Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem We went to a Festival of Lights last evening. The lights were beautifully placed on every tree and bush in the beautiful area called The Grotto. Once a rock quarry, a priest saw the potential in the wild and woodsy spot, found a way to purchase the land, [...]
Happy Thanksgiving! It took lots of planning I'm exhausted! All last week we were preparing for guests for our special American holiday. We were to have sixteen. We prayed people would feel welcome and at home when they came for dinner. I didn't prepare all of the meal and asked each family to [...]
Getting back into the workout routine wasn't as difficult as I thought... My muscles are a little sore today. On a long road trip for more than eight weeks, there's little time to work out in the gym--or even take one of our brisk early morning three mile walks. There's a lot of sitting when [...]
What was the highlight? I was asked... We're back from our trip around the United States. We didn't cover all of the US for sure, but added 9500 miles to the SQ. People ask me what the highlight of our trip was and it was hard to say. We saw the Liberty Bell, Plymouth Rock, [...]
There is perfect peace… Perfect peace Have you ever been in a place where you've felt perfect peace in spite of your surroundings? I have! Below the surface of the ocean, there is perfect peace. I was chatting with a new friend about the benefits of scuba diving versus snorkeling. I'd tried snorkeling [...]
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The beauty is more in the ruggedness of gouged out badlands, with juniper trees softening the sharpness of the deep valleys. At the end of the road on the North Unit of the park, we walked the path to the edge and gazed at the deep ravine, studded with rocks, and scrubby trees. Our voices seemed muted by the largeness.
There’s never a place where God is not and I’m so glad. He is there. For me. For you.
I thought about that. A “bit” of God? Why not take the whole—He is there. Up. Down. All around. Without it, I would falter with so many things that happen in life.
I wanted to pinch myself as I sat in the front row of this music room, where I could have touched the musicians as they focused on their music. All of them have traveled throughout the world with their musical gift. Several were concertmasters in major symphony orchestras. All possessed degrees of the high credentials. Such sound!
