The line on the horizon shows the magnitude of the clouds above. It was a beautiful day. I often find myself watching the clouds. Our Father, Creator, our God sure does know how to get my attention.
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Honoring The Storms
Fifteen years ago today, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, impacting the lives of millions there, next door in New Orleans and the surrounding areas. Today I honor that event as I have learned to honor life altering storms I have survived. Celebrate is usually attached to anniversaries but not this one.
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Jesus Yesterday Today and Tomorrow
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. ESV For many of us, our day begins reaching for the nightstand, searching for our phone to see what time it is. We laid it down last night as we wearily climbed into bed, hoping for a good night’s sleep, trying our best
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On The Horizon
Happy December to all my friends here. 2019 – another decade closing behind us. Another chapter in our stories has been written. Here we stand on the brink of a new door opening before us. As 2018 was coming to a close I felt a shift in me. For the past decade I had
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Days 13 & 14 Winding Down in Venice
Day 13 & 14 Winding Down in Venice We arrived in port early in the morning, went through the process of disembarking and said goodbye to the rest of our travel buddies. Lynne and I boarded the water taxi heading back to our hotel in Venice. Quickly dropping our bags, we let the hotel know
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In the Middle Places
In the Middle Places A decade ago. I write those words and I look at them. They represent a span of time. Sometimes decades roll by and we have to stop and think about what was going on in our lives then. But for me, not the past decade. Nope. This one stands alone. A
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Day 11 & 12 Santorini and Katakolon
Our morning began watching the sunrise over Santorini. Our ship docked and we had to tender to shore. Look closely at the bottom of the picture and you will see the village where we first entered Santorini. We made our way to the left side where we purchased our tickets to ride the gondola to
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Day 9 & 10 Athens and Rhodes
These next two days were completely different experiences but full of incredible sights, food and time learning about this part of the world. In the bible Acts tells us a lot about the apostle Paul’s time in Athens. As a Roman citizen, he ended up on Areopagus also known as Mars Hill which could be
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Days 7 & 8 Crete and Mykonos
Our adventures continue as we wake up in port on the island of Crete, near the town of Chania in the country of Greece. Our first Greek port. Off we headed as we decided to hire a taxi for three of us and head to the old town at the port. It was a short