The orange glow of the sun ball slipped behind the ocean, streaming gold and apricot rays across the Western horizon. We curved across Pacific Coast Highway into the restaurant parking lot just in time to see the sun draw a magnificent close to this special day. The timing was impeccable as we watched the magic of velvet hues in lavender and sherbet pink layer upon gold and flaming orange. The horizon a reflection of the Master’s palette. He … Continue reading →
Chiseled in chunks of ice Reflected in turquoise waters His Majesty is proclaimed. “Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the great deep. Oh Lord, you preserve both man and beast.” Psalm 36:6 NIV “Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and glory are in his sanctuary.” Psalm 96 NIV From My Heart to Yours, There’s a “gathering of blue” at 3 from here and there
Continue reading →Sunrise The the Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over all the glory will be a canopy. It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.” Isaiah 4:5-6 NIV Because I am not an early-morning riser, I have missed the … Continue reading →
Standing on the side of the road in the golf cart path, I noticed a familiar car coming toward me. Curious, I watched the approaching vehicle until I recognized its owner. Our friend slowed down and poking his head out the open window, he jokingly asked me what I was doing in the street. Camera in hand, I teased back, “I’m playing in the street!” Carefree laughter spilled out from within me. “You’d better be careful, there,” he scolded … Continue reading →
Delicate purple flowers adorn our streets again as August blasts its torrid heat against our skin. Blistering temperatures, suffocating heat boils the air encased in one’s car. Windows rolled down, air-conditioning running full tilt to blow out the stifling contents, I pull out of the school’s parking lot and head for home. Then I see the desert bushes beckoning with their purple August dance. As intense as the sun that scorches one’s face like an oven, these purple … Continue reading →
So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:21 NIV First sight is a spray that rises into the air. Then it curves its back, ready to dive. The tail scoops water as it slices air and sea. This great creature of God’s design … Continue reading →
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” Psalm 19:1 NIV My favorite season has arrived in the desert. Monsoon. The clouds roll in dark and ominous.Thunder bowls across the heavens. Lightning zig zags through the clouds like celestial fireworks. Then clouds gush forth their moisture to refresh the patches of drought-ridden soil. In less than an hour, the sky rolls up her show and moves across the vast blue … Continue reading →
When we went on a dog-sled excursion through the mountains of Skagway, the mushers explained to us the extensive training and endurance these dogs are put through before they can run the 9-day-long races in Alaska and Canada. A good temperament, strength, an athletic physique, intelligence, and a hardy appetite are essential. The musher is the dog trainer, the one to raise the dog and the one who races the dog, if only in small races. Our … Continue reading →
Alaskan Sunset over the Pacific, on the ocean between Glacier Bay and Seward “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. Psalm 84:11b NIV When we strolled out on the ship’s deck around 10:30 p.m., seeing the ball of orange setting into the Western horizon was a favor indeed. Most days were wrapped in clouds blowing brisk winds … Continue reading →
Frigid Arnica “… See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.” Matthew 6:28-30 NIV I’ve chosen only this portion of the Lord’s words encouraging us not to worry because I wanted to emphasize how God’s creation of wildflowers exceeds anything beautiful that man can create.We just imitate the beauty that we have already witnessed … Continue reading →
