Day 4 Rose

Day 4 Rose! In the midst of winter I have flowers from all seasons blooming at the same time in our apartment.  I am posting one each day this week. 

 

Day 3 African Violet

 Day 3 African Violet In the midst of winter I have flowers from all seasons blooming at the same time in our apartment.  I am posting one each day this week. 

Day 2 Christmas Poinsettia

  In the midst of winter, I have plants from different seasons blooming at the same time in our apartment. I will post one on each of the following five days.

Day l Christmas Cactus

 In the midst of winter, I have plants from different seasons blooming at the same time in our apartment. I will post one on each of the following five days. 

Martin Luther King Day

 

Martin Luther King Day.  We remember his words. We are called to join the challenge, now!

The end of nonviolent action, King said, is “reconciliation. . . the end is the creation of the Beloved Community." It is this type of spirit and this type of love that can transform opponents into friends.

Epiphany service

 Epiphany Service this morning at our church, Trinity Lutheran, Mason City, with Pastor Dan Gerrietts preaching and presiding. 

Epiphany and Insurrection

 Epiphany and the 2021 Insurrection on the U.S. Capital will be historically intertwined.  Strange coincidence?  Perhaps. But for me, the insurrection is a terrible reminder of the capacity of human beings to hate and harm one another and to follow those who think think they are gods.  The Light of the star which guided the wise men to see that baby Jesus and the warning that they should flee to Egypt reminds me that God is always with the refugee and Christ is indeed the Light of the World.

Two girls

 Our son Mark has two daughters, Aimee, 14, and newborn Luna

 Watching the 2024 Rose Bowl Parade in our Pasadena City College hats from 2001 when we watched the parade with our friend Edie Hovey from the college's section.  We have been able to watch the parade in person three times.  GREAT PARADE.

Light

 Long is our winter.

Dark is out night.

Oh, come set us free,

Thou Saving Light.

winter sunset

 

During the darkest part of the year, I give thanks for the sunset, even if it comes early.  This is the view from our deck of the high school from which I graduated here in Mason City in 1956.

Candlelight Concert

 The "Candlelight" Concert at North Iowa Area Community College where Joel and Rachel are now teaching. What a wonderful choral music program they have put together at NIACC in just the few months Joel has been there.