At the Outset

We couldn’t have dreamed it up, this life we’ve had together… 

We’ve just unearthed some slides and reconfigured them for the digital era… In light of our upcoming 29th anniversary I was looking back at our beginnings.  Since this blog seems to be about traipses,treks and trails and the flora and fauna along the way, perhaps these shots have a place here… It’s been quite a trip!

Beginning with this good looking guy who found his girl at Bible College… (where else!).  It wasn’t exactly love at first sight…but almost!

This is as close as it got to holding hands in those days…

But with the wonder of a wedding all that changed and we whisked off on a cross-country honeymoon in our own Frigid-aire coupe!—a VW truck, in the dead of winter—the week before Christmas to be exact!

And somehow the changes just never stopped…

And soon we were three…

 

Just kids with a precious bundle of life entrusted to our care....

Trundling off down the road of life together…

The rest is history.

But that’s old news—the last time we were all together for Christmas.

And here it’s coming ‘round again, and there will be booster seats and babies to the count of 3!

1…2…gotta run! many things to get ready!

--LS

“Shout for joy to God, all the earth;
Sing the glory of His name;
Give to Him glorious praise!

Say to God, ‘How awesome are your deeds!’

Come and see what God has done;
He is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.” Ps.66:1-5

Countdown begun…

Lights are strung, garland hung

The nativity stands breathless

Bethlehem is still

Baubles and sparkles are suspended

The first Christmas card has come;

E-mail Greetings too;

The countdown has begun.

Once again our house will awaken to the voice of children.

Once again lesser gifts will reflect God's own priceless One.

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In the meantime…

We get ready

And we live in hope.

This is the good news of Christmas.
God's Lamb has been born…
Revealing God's kind intention toward mankind--
To welcome as His own sons all who receive the Lamb as their own.

So we get ready…

And we live in hope of all that is yet to be!

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. I Jn. 3:2

"…in Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation." II Cor.5:19

"Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child--
Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Lk.2:15,17,11

 

--LS