Some people brought children to Jesus so that he would place his hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded them. “Allow the children to come to me,” Jesus said. “Don’t forbid them, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to people like these children.” – Matthew 19:13-14 Sunday morning I woke up, walked Max, poured a…
As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double. Zechariah 9:11-12 Three short stories from a good weekend: First, to follow up on yesterday’s “Reality Begins…
Read more In the words of Zechariah, we are “Prisoners of Hope”!
The Lord God took the human and settled him in the garden of Eden to farm it and to take care of it. – Genesis 2:15 Friday turned out to be another garden emphasis day here at Maul Hall, and certainly not the last of this late spring weekend. With the summer heat beginning to seep in…
I will pour out water upon thirsty ground and streams upon dry land.I will pour out my spirit upon your descendants and my blessing upon your offspring. They will spring up from among the reeds like willows by flowing streams. Isaiah 44:3-4 This is one of those days with little time for posting my blog. However, I do have…
April was another full month. The beauty of Springtime in Wake Forest is impossible to cover in just 30 photos, but I think this paints the picture fairly well. Bookended by two photos of Mr. T. (our grandson in Germany), with lots of blooming flowers – and grandchildren – in between. I am already anticipating…
Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each…
Read more “God has made everything beautiful for its time” – a short tour of the back garden
First: There’s no way it’s Friday already. That’s just absurd! Second: Okay, so I guess it is Friday. Time for another “Photo Friday” post. Garden Mayhem: So we had this tragedy in our garden yesterday. After breakfast, as we were heading out to the deck for a second cup of coffee, Rebekah looked over the…
Two or three times per year, usually at the height of spring or fall, I take a walk around the historic North Main Street district in Wake Forest, Nikon DSLR in hand, looking to document the season. This year I’m a little early, mostly because I wanted my Florida niece to enjoy a beautiful North…
Read more Walking Wake Forest’s North Main Street in late March (we live in such a beautiful town)
Keep your eyes open for beauty and joy – they show up absolutely everywhere you could possibly look! This week’s Photo Friday is a bit of a mixed bag. Of course I have to feature some of the wonderful images from Miami. Our three Campbell grandchildren are just so beautiful, and their mother is such…
Read more Every picture tells a story: Four (category) Photo Friday
There is so much to share and to process right now that I will be posting a little more often than is typical – especially through these “40 days” of Lent. One resource I plan on pointing us to on a regular basis is the worship ministry of Wake Forest Presbyterian Church, where Rebekah serves…
