accounting

well my dear ones,

I am way behind, and well aware of it;

I've been sick for awhile (better now),

and when I'm sick,

I have trouble thinking,

let alone writing *lol*

I was sitting around today

doing some accounting

as in,

making a list and

taking stock of what things I have

for which to be thankful...

I've been sick...scratch that.

My wife is sick...scratch that.

Then as I was looking through some artifacts,

I came across a book my wife gave me

with this dedication in it:

"I love you more

 than words can express.

 You are truly a blessing to me."

See it here:

http://theeverencouragingword.blogspot.com/2011/11/dedication.html

Anyone who has someone

who gives them a dedication like that

is already blessed beyond belief

and has plenty for which to be thankful.

I pray you are able to find plenty

for which you can be thankful, too.

Have a blessed Thanksgiving.  =)

Have a great week!

grace, peace, and love to you,

dave


"What we have done for ourselves alone
dies with us;
what we have done for others and the world
remains and is immortal."
                       --- Albert Pike

a dedication

intervals of sunlight and shadow

well my dear ones,

Back in August, I wrote about how

we all need to recharge every now and again.

I mentioned that sometimes we need to stop,

and plug in to the Source;

take a deep breath,

and look around us

at the beauty of Creation.

Personally, I like to recharge

by taking out my kayak, Jubilee,

and I built her for just such occasions.

Here she is on the bank of a quiet creek.

http://theeverencouragingword.blogspot.com/2011/11/kayak-on-creek.html

She enables me to get into

what I call small water...

http://theeverencouragingword.blogspot.com/2011/11/small-water.html

...the little places,

the secret places,

the places known to God alone.

My kayak lets me get out to see

the intervals of sunlight and shadow...

http://theeverencouragingword.blogspot.com/2011/11/sunlight-and-shadow.html

...although sometimes I get to places

that even she can't get through...

http://theeverencouragingword.blogspot.com/2011/11/creeks-end.html

The other nice thing about a kayak

is that it lets me sneak up on wildlife.

God's creatures have little fear

of a quiet motor-less craft.

Here's a Blue Jay,

caught by the water's edge...

http://theeverencouragingword.blogspot.com/2011/11/blue-jay.html

And I got this Brown Thrasher

just as it was taking flight...

http://theeverencouragingword.blogspot.com/2011/11/brown-thrasher-taking-flight.html

This squirrel was hiding on a branch

as I passed underneath...

http://theeverencouragingword.blogspot.com/2011/11/squirrel.html

And this turtle didn't mind posing

for a close-up;

I love that the water was calm enough

to get the reflection

of the log and also the turtle's shell...

http://theeverencouragingword.blogspot.com/2011/11/turtle.html

Well, some of you may get out on a kayak

and some may not;

either way, I thought I would share

these pictures with you

so that you might drink in

some of the peace I got

from spending time on the water

with God's simple creatures.

Have a great week!

grace, peace, and love to you,

dave

turtle

squirrel

Brown Thrasher taking flight

blue jay

creek's end

sunlight and shadow

small water

kayak on creek