My Life is But a Weaving...

My life is but a weaving

between my Lord and me...

I cannot choose the colors

He worketh steadily...

Oft times he weaveth sorrow
and I in foolish pride...

forget He sees the upper

but I the underside...

Not till the loom is silent
and the shuttles cease to fly...

shall God unroll the canvas
and explain the reason why...

The dark threads are as needed

in the Weaver's skillful hand...

as threads of gold and silver

in the pattern life has planned.

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Who can say where the road goes...

I don't believe we ever let anything go...that would be like the river jumping out from its banks and deciding to run up stream. Instead, we continue downstream...taking small bits off of each bank with us... The limbs of fallen trees, debris from storms...lost fishing poles...an old boot...a lone boatman drifting downstream...everything. We dare not let it go...for it defines us...it feeds us...

Together, they all make us an even stronger river.

Nebraska has cool trees too...

Masterpiece

I was privileged this week to lay witness to what makes Nebraska weather so beautiful...

There indeed, is beauty in everything...

Growing Pains

With a blink of an eye, two years pass...

Children grow bigger...

Adults grow older...

But thanks be to God, the memories grow fonder...

The Haze Lifts...for but a moment...

The early bird gets the amazing sunrise...

A special place...

Two special people...

that know how to make me smile...

Such strength... and simplicity...

If only life...

could be that simple.

Good Day for a Ride

Breanna and I saddled up this morning for a long awaited ride together. After seeing an article in the Register about local pilgramages, we decided to head out to the Carmel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph in Valparaiso, NE to visit their chapel. It is a monastary of sisters who were relocated from Las Vegas nearly a decade ago, transplanted to the wonderful valley of paradise right in our own backyard.
Wonderful place if you are ever afforded the time...

Peter

Happy Birthday, Bro-