I tend to be a “home body”, so my job has forced me to put on my boots and go see the view from the top of the valley when it’s too cold to want to venture out. That has also meant that I have seen new beautiful views, for which I’m often reaching for my camera. I hope to share a variety of pictures with you from behind the wheel, today and in the future.
Happy New Year! I can hardly believe we’re changing our calendars for the start of 2025. The years roll by faster each time and I choose to remember that the remaining years ahead are not up to me, but are in His capable, trustworthy hands.
And He changes the times and the seasons;
Daniel 2:21
He removes kings and raises up kings;
He gives wisdom to the wise
And knowledge to those who have understanding.
To everything there is a season,
Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
A time for every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
You have set all the borders of the earth;
Psalm 74:17
You have made summer and winter.
‘Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You.
Jeremiah 32:17
After 21 years off, doing other things, I’m now back to driving a school bus. Not much has changed, I still don’t like getting up early. But, I’m learning to appreciate the sunrise and quiet time with the Creator.
Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor…
Well, I haven’t got to the snow part yet, but it IS coming. This is Manitoba after all. I don’t know if I’ll make it but I know the One who goes with me.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.
Isaiah 42:2a
This summer, I have a daily walk scheduled to take in the colorful sky filled canvas.
Sometimes the sky is clear without a cloud to be seen. Other times there are so many clouds I am surprised by a last minute peak that the sun makes at the horizon before it disappears for the night.
One thing you can count on, the sun sets right on time every evening, never looking the same twice.
This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24
Got the winter blues or just having a hard time getting around today? Maybe you just need to smile. I understand smiling is good for our health, helping to reduce blood pressure, pain, and increase your endurance. So what have you got to smile about today?
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!
Philippians 4:4
There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every matter under heaven—He has made everything appropriate in its time.
Ecclesiastes 3:1,11
An eager group of people showed up at this historic one room school house on Star Mound at dusk. After having our fill of hotdogs, cupcakes, and coffee the Canadian national anthem was sang followed by a fantastic light show! Happy Canada Day!
While visiting Arizona in early April I was delighted to enjoy the green, spring-like desert. I know from experience that the Arizona desert is not normally this green, making the view a real treat.
The last time I visited the Grand Canyon was June 2000. The temperatures were then reaching into the high 80s at the top and scorching well over 100°F at the bottom. This time around it was very different, as the top was covered in a layer of snow and only got into the 60s.
The view was just as spectacular as I remember it being over 20 years ago. To think that God likely formed all of it in just a few hours as the waters receded following the great world-wide flood of Noah’s day is amazing.
Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much. Who determined its dimensions and stretched out the surveying line?
Job 38:4-5
