On our first morning at our son’s in Eastern Washington my DIL and I saw these small barns and farm structures on our walk.
Linking up with Tom at The Backroads Traveler for The Barn Collective.
More About Jesus ~ Hymn
More About Jesus
More about Jesus would I know,
More of His grace to others show;
More of His saving fullness see,
More of His love Who died for me.
Refrain
More, more about Jesus,
More, more about Jesus;
More of His saving fullness see,
More of His love Who died for me.
More about Jesus let me learn,
More of His holy will discern;
Spirit of God, my teacher be,
Showing the things of Christ to me.
Refrain
More about Jesus; in His Word,
Holding communion with my Lord;
Hearing His voice in every line,
Making each faithful saying mine.
Refrain
More about Jesus; on His throne,
Riches in glory all His own;
More of His kingdom’s sure increase;
More of His coming, Prince of Peace.
Refrain
Words: Eliza E. Hewitt, 1887 ~ Music: John R. Sweney
InSPIREd Sunday – Edison Lutheran Church
On Friday morning Dear took the day off and we hopped in the car for a little road trip. We headed north on I-5 and exited on Chuckanut Drive. We turned left (west) off of Chuckanut onto Allen West Road headed for Farm to Market Road where we turned right (north). We spotted this steeple and decided to take a closer look. It was just off Farm to Market Road on Church Road.
Edison Lutheran Church
After I took these photos we continued on Farm to Market Road to Bow Hill Road in the little one block downtown of Edison, Washington. We enjoyed visiting the Bread Farm Bakery and then had breakfast at Tweets.
It was a beautiful day for a drive in our state with temps getting up into the 80’s! I’ll share a post about our day and all we saw and ate soon.
I’m linking up later today to InSPIREd Sunday with Beth and Sally.
If you click over to Mennonite Girls Can Cook today you’ll see some of my favorite things in my kitchen.
Friday the 13th!
So happy I’m not superstitious. I still have to share 5 more hats I’ve worn or am wearing but my creative juices aren’t flowing these days but rather they are dribbling. I’ll get back to those hats at a later Friday. So here are five favorites from this past week.
#1. Mother’s Day brunch with my kids that are on this side of the mountains.
#2. A few hours with these girls on Tuesday in Canada. The tall blond on the left that you probably don’t recognize is a writer who is writing a play about the Mennonite Girls Can Cook that will be staged later this year in Indiana and possibly Ohio.
#3. Lovella opened up her home for our meeting with the writer and cranked up her oven to treat us to coffee and these delicious rhubarb rolls for our morning coffee time. Delicious!
Then Lovella and the B.C. girls that were free to come for lunch offered up these delicious salads and other goodies.
#4. Our new book is in the works and we got a preview on what it is going to look like. I’ll share more about this soon.
#5. Today (Thursday) Dear and I worked outside mowing and weed whacking and then we brought down our deck furniture and set it out for the season.
We are thankfully heading into a quiet weekend. We have been processing lots of emotional things this week in our extended family and quiet is good to look forward to. Of course we know that just because we think it will be quiet doesn’t guarantee it. The other thing we know is that God is in control of everything that is allowed into our lives.
I’m linking up with Five on Friday with Amy at Love Made My Home and with Friday’s Fave Five with Susanne at Living to Tell the Story.
Good Fences San Antonio
This first gate is from the Briscoe Western Art Museum the rest of the gates and fences are from Mission San Jose in San Antonio, Texas.
I will be sharing a full post on Mission San Jose soon.
Linking up to Good Fences #112 with TexWisGirl at Run*A*Round Ranch Report.
Another sunny stretch here in the Seattle area. I hope May isn’t stealing our summer this year. Today I have to give our lawn a haircut and fill the larders. What are you up to?
Signs from San Antonio
One of the mornings we were in San Antonio we walked from the car rental agency back to the hotel and we saw these signs. Boudros was along the River Walk and although we didn’t get a chance to eat there I am told they have a table side guacamole they are known for. Wish I had some right about now!
Here’s is who the city of San Antonio is named after…
I’m linking up with Lesley for signs, signs.
River Walk Reflections and Rhoddies
While in San Antonio, Texas a large tourist draw is the River Walk in the downtown area. They say it is the number one Tourist attraction in the state of Texas. I’m happy to have seen this area but it was not my favorite from my San Antonio experience.
Most of my photos were taken in the early morning hours when the walkways were clear of the hoards of people you’ll find here later in the day and evening. I’m not a fan of Disneyland like crowds so the walk wouldn’t be my first choice for a meal even though you’ll find a very large selection of restaurants all along the downtown part of the walk. I preferred heading up and out of this area to find a place to eat. Despite my feelings this is a treasured area in San Antonio.
Some treasures from Washington State in my very own yard are these rhododendron bushes. Four of the bushes were here and well established when we moved into this old house in the fall of 1998. The small yellow bush is a recent addition from 4 years ago.
Rhododendrons are the Washington State Flower.
Our youngest rhoddie.
And my last photo are of some of my favorite human treasures in front of our rhoddy bushes!
I’ll be linking up to Tuesday’s Treasures with Tom The Backroads Traveler and
ABC Wednesday started by Mrs. Nesbitt and administered by Roger and Team for R is for River Walk and Rhoddies.
I’m headed to Canada (British Columbia) early Tuesday morning and will be gone all day so I’ll be late in visiting participants in these two memes. We are promised beautiful weather for most of the week in the 70’s! Hope your week is starting well.
Mom’s Day 2016
We had a wonderful brunch together on this Mother’s Day at 13 Coins in Bellevue. I love these kids of ours and our two who are on the other side of the mountains.
Poor Dear was under the weather and food was not on the top of his list so he stayed home.
Hope you are all having a nice Sunday…
Mother’s Prayers Have Followed Me ~ Hymn
Mother’s Prayers Have Followed Me
I grieved my Lord from day to day,
I scorned His love so full and free,
And though I wandered far away,
My mother’s prayers have followed me.
Refrain
I’m coming home, I’m coming home,
To live my wasted life anew,
For mother’s prayers have followed me,
Have followed me, the whole world thro’.
O’er desert wild, o’er mountain high
A wanderer I chose to be,
A wretched soul condemned to die,
Still mother’s prayers have followed me.
Refrain
He turned my darkness into light,
This blessèd Christ of Calvary,
I’ll praise His name both day and night,
That mother’s prayers have followed me.
Refrain
Words: Lizzie DeArmond, 1912.
I am so blessed to have had a Mother and a Grandmother who prayed for me. A very Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers that come by here!
Five on Friday and…
…Friday’s Fave Five.
1. My niece shared this photo of my Pop that she took while he was reading his Bible in his room at my sister’s home. He reads every night before he kneels at his bed and prays for all of his children and grandchildren and great grandchildren. This is a favorite blessing of mine. A Pop who loves the Lord and is obedient in his prayer life and Bible reading. He will be 93 on May 25th.
2. Our rhododendrons are at their peak and I am grateful that we have these established plants in our yard to enjoy. Rhododendrons are the Washington state flower.
3. My visit last Friday with my brother’s family in Austin, Texas is a favorite for sure.
4. My rosebud Azaleas are filling out and showing their glory this week, too.
5. On Thursday we took a ferry across the Puget Sound to visit dear friends of ours. We were able to catch up and have a time of prayer together as we all face our fleeting time on this earth. It was good to be together. How about this wonderful view they have from their home?
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Here in the U.S.A. and Canada we celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday.
Linking up with Amy at Love Made My Home for Five on Friday and
with Susanne at Living to Tell the Story for Friday’s Fave Five.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 