Seeing beyond the Fog...

The season for fog is upon us. Dense, cold, wet, unshakable FOG.
It can put a damper on your very soul, unless somehow you can rise above it.
Jim invited me for an outing today, to go see if our little Scout Mountain was above it all.
I'm so glad I went. It saved my afternoon from sinking into an abyss of gloomy reflections.
Here's what we found!


All this fabulous footage is by Jim.
He took it in with his new camera, Louie with his nose, and I with my pen...
Once again we are given this living parable, that despite the fog that dims our view some days, God is still on the throne, His sun still shining. Though we may not see Him or feel Him near He is there, just beyond the fog...

"Your throne, O God, is forever and ever."

Psalm 45:6

When Nature Comes In

We've had a cold snap here, unusually cold for us.   Snow has come and stayed for days.  Most unusual.  The routine of getting out for walks has been interrupted by sundry wonderful other opportunities that come with Christmas time... But the sweet thing is that Nature has come inside to us in the form a dainty spruce tree.  It is somewhat reminiscent of the classic "Charlie Brown tree" only ours is beautiful and we love it ( :

So let me take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas, but something more than that.  I wish you a peaceful beautiful Christmas.  May there be moments when you just sit and gaze in wonder at some bit of beauty God has brought into your world...

Oh, and I did in fact get out the door for a walk too and found it therapeutic in unwinding from all the busy-ness attendant with 'getting ready' for Christmas.  It took a bit to begin to see the silence but here are some clips that caught my eye...

God bless you and yours with His peace this Christmas and into the New Year...

--Linda