One set of our spiritual parents went to the Holy Land for their anniversary. They had longed to go for many years, and finally they were able to go. (This was such a precious gift from Father, because within 18 mo, the wife had passed away! Truly our Lord was gracious to allow them this longed for, much dreamt about trip!) Read the rest of this entry ?
Archive for January 28th, 2007
Choosing the good portion….
January 28, 2007(If you are coming here first, may I please request that you go back and read the post before this one? I think you will find it to be more helpful if you do, as this is really the continuation of “Distracted with much serving.”)
The year before last, we went to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for our family consecration time. We splashed (read: my TOE only!!) in Lake Superior, we thawed out enjoyed the sauna, we found waterfalls and took pictures for days. But the one thing that we did that has been most remembered was take a trip to a copper mine.
We were able to ride down into the “guts” of the mine, see the physical endurance and strength needed to perform this task, called mining. We watched how the miners would work to draw the riches of the mines, the copper, out to be processed. Read the rest of this entry ?
