Good morning!
That’s all…

Except this…
This is the day the Lord has made.
Wherever you are and whoever you are with…
Rejoice! Be glad!

Today’s gift
Good morning!
That’s all…

Except this…
This is the day the Lord has made.
Wherever you are and whoever you are with…
Rejoice! Be glad!

Today’s gift
Unexpected delight…
When grandkids live half a continent away, it’s a treat to get an unsolicited note.
My middle school age grandson’s simple message was, “Look what I did today.” It was followed by a few dozen photos taken on a day off from school after an overnight ice storm.
As a proud Grampa, I thought I’d share. Here are a few of his shots.






Today’s gift
Sunrise… It happens everywhere.

Sun, Earth solstice bound
Daily darker, woe, and woe
Wait! Tomorrow’s hope
Sun, Moon, Venus, Mars
All the rest, twirling, whirling
Sphere music, dancing
Cosmos - all of it
Creator loved, Son redeemed
Heaven, nature sing!
Today's hope and gift

I remember back then
when walking along the swamp path
I remember seeing lavender, pink and orange
Hugging the horizon
A rich palette of color
Leaking through skeletal trees
Announcing the arrival of the sun
To light the day.
I remember walking not so long ago
Same path, same sky, same everything
Yet a gray shroud laid across the sky holding back
A flood of color trying in vain to influence the day
Amidst steel wool clouds rolling out an even darker gray
All making me wonder, why bother
If there is no sunrise
To light the day
Then I remembered something
As I walked along the swamp path
I remembered some wisdom from a friend who said
Even though the kaleidoscope of morning beauty
Is hidden and all seems lost, grim, hopeless
Unseen on the other side of the gray
There’s always a sunrise
To light the day
Sunrise, today’s gift

Spring, gone for now


Summer’s final flowery fling


Autumn’s seedy start




Winter’s waiting, oh yes, waiting


Still, today’s gift
Walking…






… in the rain
Today’s gift
Simple…
A – B – C
It’s yellow and black
Zipping forward… Buzzing…
Finding flowers
Mining them for nectar
Picking up pollen
Flitting backward… Zzubing…
It’s black and yellow
A Bee! See?
Simple…




Some think,
“Um, pine trees?”
Yep, they are pine trees.

Some think,
“Wow, tall.”
For sure, they are tall

Some think,
“Magnificent.”
Magnificent. No doubt.


And some think,
“Cathedral.”
A place for worship.
Indeed, a cathedral to worship
the Creator of magnificent, tall pine trees
A psalm. For giving grateful praise.
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Today’s Gift
It took a bit longer to mow the backyard this afternoon. I got distracted by these beauties.


Unexpected delight
Today’s gift