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B is for…

For April I’m challenging myself to an A-Z photo a day excluding Sundays and in addition to any regular posts that come to be.

Today I’m on the letter B.

Brothers, before digital photography.

Bonus: Brothers then and brothers now;

Psalm 133

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brothers to dwell together in unity!
It is like the precious oil upon the head,
Coming down upon the beard,
Even Aaron’s beard,
Coming down upon the edge of his robes.
It is like the dew of Hermon
Coming down upon the mountains of Zion;
For there the Lord commanded the blessing—life forever.

The 2nd July Wrap-up!

My niece’s family (my sister Kathy’s oldest daughter) drove up to Bothell to visit our kids on the Westside of the Cascades. It was nice that Andrew was able to enjoy the group before he had to fly off for business the rest of the week.

Many of the usual touristy things were experienced.

A walk onto the Edmonds/Kingston Ferry for ice cream in Kingston.

A ride on Lake Union where Katie’s barge was spotted.

A Seattle Sounders Game!

On Thursday of the vacation week this crew and our crew from Colville met up in Leavenworth, a Bavarian themed town on the Eastern slopes of the Cascades. It was a long drive for our Colville kids but worth it to spend time with cousins.

Addy loves her cousin once or is it twice removed?

Our grandnephew who in the blink of an eye will be done with college!

Long drives are worth it to see Uncle Joshie!

It was a blistering hot day so a little walk to the river to cool off was called for.

Cousins and cousins by marriage with a wonderful bond of love.

Our two daughters-in-law who we love dearly and are so thankful for.

The guys went for a more dramatic shot but soon it was crashed by….

…Miss Addy!

Time for ice cream for another way to cool off.

And then. all too soon, it was time for both groups to head in the opposite directions for home.

Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like precious oil on the head, running down on the head, running down on the beard,…Psalm 133.

Miles Apart…

…but close in our hearts.

The month of November and part of October our families were split apart by work responsibilities and other circumstances. Auntie Lolo flew over to be with Jamie while their hubbies were in Arizona on separate assignments. Our grands love it when Auntie Lolo comes to help their mommy.

Everyone made the most of their circumstances.

It’s always better together.

We love it when Auntie Lolo comes to visit, too.

While our sons were in Arizona in different parts of the state they managed to drive the distance and get together for some much needed R & R together.

“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore.”

Psalm 133

These two with their work responsibilities keeping us apart are with us in spirit. Here they are at a marathon Lord of the Rings viewing party playing the part with their hair and attire.

Did I ever mention our daughter knows and writes Elvish. It’s a skill that will take her far in life be fun to pull out at the right times in life like a Lord of the Rings party or at the grave of J.R.R. Tolkien in 2004…Katie would not let us leave Oxford till we found Tolkien’s grave. This was no small feat! Here we are at Wolvercote Cemetery in North Oxford at the graveside where he and his wife are buried. His son is buried here, also.  Katie left a note in Elvish, (yes, she learned to write and speak Tolkien’s Elvish).

EDITH MARY TOLKIEN
LUTHIEN
1889 – 1971
JOHN RONALD
REUEL TOLKIEN
BEREN
1892 – 1973

This Thanksgiving our Westside kids will stay on the westside. Our eastside kids will be at our house for Thanksgiving along with my sister and her hubby and Jamie’s mom, also known as Granny to our Grands. Nine at the table giving thanks for all that we have been given and all the love we share.

So Thankful…

 

…for all our children but in January especially for our sons. Born 2 years apart they’ve been able to enjoy each other through the years.

Psalm 133:1 (The Message)

A Pilgrim Song of David

How wonderful, how beautiful, when brothers and sisters get along!
It’s like costly anointing oil
flowing down head and beard,
Flowing down Aaron’s beard,
flowing down the collar of his priestly robes.
It’s like the dew on Mount Hermon
flowing down the slopes of Zion.

God has been good to us and to our children!

The sun is shining today so I’m going to see about getting out and about in it. I’ve already made a birthday delivery and gone to Zumba so we’ll see what else the day will hold. Hope you are enjoying your day!

ABC’s of the Word ~ Brothers…

Psalm 133

A song of ascents. Of David.

 1 How good and pleasant it is
when brothers live together in unity!

 2 It is like precious oil poured on the head,
running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron’s beard,
down upon the collar of his robes.

 3 It is as if the dew of Hermon
were falling on Mount Zion.
For there the LORD bestows his blessing,
even life forevermore.

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