[Jesus] is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us… – Ephesians 3:20
First, I want to quote something one of our church friends said that touched our hearts deeply (the comment was in response to my “Rebekah’s last day at work” post):
“Your blog choked both of us up this morning – so beautiful. What a blessing you both have been to all of us. [We] feel like it would have been impossible to say goodbye if you’d moved out of town! So glad you’re making this home.” (name withheld for privacy)
For our part, Rebekah and I are bowled over by that kind of sentiment. All we can say is that we came here with open hearts, knowing that we were going to love the church and the community regardless. We were not about to consider any other outcome, we never do.
It just turned out to be easier to feel at home here than we ever could have asked or imagined.
Today’s photographs:
So here is a set of random photographs sampled from:
- My nighttime walk with Max…
- Impressive storminess in the skies driving north on Main…
- Continued work at our Saint Patrick Street home…
- Local guard-cat at the Episcopalian Church!
The late evening sky – which is always a challenge to photograph – makes the perfect backdrop for the historic downtown here in Tarboro. There is a sense of gravitas about these pictures that shows the town in its true light. Not just any county seat in a rural North Carolina backwater, but Tarboro. You know, The Crossroads of Western Civilization…
Enjoy the photographs, then make sure and head over to your local church for worship this morning.
Rebekah and I continue to pray, “that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” – Ephesians 3:17-19
Because life is always something to celebrate, and thanking God just makes sense – DEREK
