Fun Foto Challenge & the Sense Of Seeing

This week’s fun foto challenge is all about things that stimulate our sense of sight. What fills your vision?

To participate in this challenge go to Cee’s page by clicking the underlined link above. Meanwhile here are the things that fill up my sight. Some are natural. Some are manmade. Some are a combination of both things, but they all make we want to sit down and watch the world go by.

Upper Fountains at Longwood Gardens, PA

Upper Fountains at Longwood Gardens, PA

Sunset from Jiminy Peak, Lanesboro MA

Sunset from Jiminy Peak, Lanesboro MA

Library of the manor house. Great Barrington MA

Library of the manor house. Great Barrington MA

 

Into the sunset on Rte 2 West

Into the sunset on Rte 2 West

Share Your World 2015 Week 35

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It is time once again to play SHARE YOUR WORLD,  the game where Cee  asks five questions and we answer them for the whole world to see.

If you want to see more of Cee’s world or the many worlds of her contributors just click on the icon above and you will be whisked away to Ceeland .

Here are the questions and my answers.

What made you feel good this week?

So many things really encouraged me this week. The opportunity to preach every single day was just awesome and the opportunity to baptize three new friends. Well that just can’t be beat!

For potlucks or parties do you cook it yourself, buy from a grocery store, or pay for catering?

This one really depends on the amount of time I have. This summer I have found myself buying most of my potluck fare simply because cooking time has been severely limited.

What is your favorite part of the town/city you live in.  And what Country do you live?

I live in the US of A and my favorite part of town is Cornerstone Church where I work. I have had so many great experiences there over the years.

Complete this sentence:  My favorite place in the whole world….. has not been established yet. I am waiting for Heaven to come to Earth!!!! Call me crazy but I believe the last chapters of the Bible (and all the ones before the end too)

Bonus question:  What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?

I am so grateful I got to preach at Special Touch Camp last week and at the home-going of one of God’s saints and at Cornerstone Church. This week I am looking forward to getting caught up on my reading and writing and a little R& R at the pool in Jiminy Peak.
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Sunset at Jiminy Peak

Which Way Challenge 2015 Week #32

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Cee has challenged us to discover “Which Way We Should Go”. To participate in this very much fun photo challenge Click on the underlined words and you will be instantly transported to a world of ways in which you can express yourself. 🙂

Here are my “Which Ways”

Off the boardwalk to Hampton Beach NH

Off the boardwalk to Hampton Beach NH

Into the sunset on Rte 2 West

Into the sunset on Rte 2 West

Through the arches. Back Bay Boston

Through the arches. Back Bay Boston

Weekly Photo Challenge: Inspiration

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Inspiration.”

So here are some pictorial and lterary thoughts on inspiration

Eleanor Roosevelt said to be inspired we should…“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

The Maum Turk Mountains

The Maum Turk Mountains

While beautiful, driving the cart roads in these mountains made me very afraid and gave me years of stories to tell.

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”  ― Maya Angelou

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
― Maya Angelou

Is it corny to say I am inspired by simple things like butterflies? They remind me that change is OK. It brings its own beauty if treated properly.

Socrates said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.”  I have found for that reason prayer is one of my greatest sources of inspiration.

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My friend Charlotte in prayer.

And my prayers always lead me to the ONE who is inspiration incarnate.

Olde Centre Church Winchendon, MA

Olde Centre Church Winchendon, MA