A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, 'Teacher, don't you care if we drown?'
Nature and Landscape Photography, Photographic Journal of Biblical and Poetic Expressions
Pikes Peak
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
The Winds and Waves Obey Him
Congaree National Park
Congaree National Park protects the largest remaining tract of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in North America. The boardwalk is a 2.4 mile loop roundtrip. The Weston Lake is an oxbow lake. It was once a bend in the Congaree River. Over 2,000 years ago the river gradually changed its course and meandered south, leaving behind Weston Lake. The standing dead trees are called snags and are full of insect, spiders and fungi. The summer heat would make this park unbearable with flies and mosquitoes. There are no ocean breezes or cool mountain air so hiking the park is best in the spring or winter.
Monday, May 17, 2021
God is with Us
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts. The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Psalms 46:1-7 NIV
Peace in the Storm
Saturday, May 15, 2021
Keep Close to Nature's Heart
"Keep close to nature's heart...and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean."
John Muir
Friday, May 14, 2021
Jesus Commands my Destiny
This is the pow'r of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.
No pow'r of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home--
Here in the pow'r or Christ I'll Stand."
Lyrics Stuart Townsend
In Christ Alone My Hope Is Found
Princess Place Preserve - Letting Go
It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.
Psalm 127:2
Whatever is True, Whatever is Noble...
Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, what ever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.
Philippians 4:8 NIV
Beauty is God's Handwriting
"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's Handwriting."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Broyhill Walking Park - Let Your Light Shine
You are the light of the world...Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to Your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 5:14-16 ESV
Huron Manistee Forest - He Gives Strength to the Weary
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Isaiah 40:28-29 NIV
The Friend of Silence
"We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence...We need silence to be able to touch souls."
Broyhill Walking Park - Finding Rest for Your Soul
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find res for your souls.
Matthew 11:28-29 NIV
Lake Huron - Finding Your Good Way
Thus says the LORD: "Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls."
Jeremiah 6:16 ESB
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Eat and Sleep with the Earth
"Now I see the secret of the making of the best persons; It is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth."
Walt Whitman
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
In the Beginning...
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
Then God said, "Let there be light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.
Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and morning were the second day.
Then God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:1-10
Could We with Ink the Ocean Fill...
Monday, May 3, 2021
Emerald Green Waters
Saturday, May 1, 2021
Rain in the Springtime
Ask the LORD for rain in the springtime, it is the LORD who sends the thunderstorms. He gives showers of rain to all people, and plants of the field to everyone.
Zechariah 10:1
Friday, April 30, 2021
Reaching for a Dream
Not all angels reside in heaven. Many walk the earth and are our guardians. My angel is in heaven. She joined her grandmother at the Eastern Gate August 18, 2019. Her grandmother told her two months earlier that she would be waiting for her at the Eastern Gate. She told Crystal to live a good life and she will be waiting for her. Crystal cried out wanting to go to heaven to be with her grandmother. Little did any of us know the day would come so soon; within 4 weeks after her grandmother left this earth, a angel lead Crystal gently by the hand to join her heavenly Father. God is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit (Psalm 34.18). God knows what is best for each of us. He comforts and takes care of the weary and heart broken. I have to believe that God heard her cries. Nothing is impossible with God.
Jesus replied, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
Luke 16:27
Crystal Michelle Fallin
June 19, 1984 - August 18, 2019
In the Roar of Your Waterfalls
ancient depths surge, calling out to the deep.
All your waves break over me;
am I downing?
Yet in the light of day, the Eternal shows me His love.
When night settles in and all is dark, He keeps me company--
His soothing song, a prayerful melody to the True God of my life.
Even still, I will say to the True God, my rock and strength:
"Why have You forgotten me?
Why must I live my life so depressed, crying endlessly
while my enemies have the upper hand?"
My enemies taunt me.
they shatter my soul the way a sword shatters a man's bones.
They keep taunting all the day long,
"Where is He, your True God?"
Why am I so overwrought,
Why am I so disturbed?
Why can't I just hope in God?
Despite all my emotions, I will believe and praise the One
who saves me, my God.
Psalm 42:7-11