The shade of both trees at different times is what was needed. Three nights was all we could spend under the Mulberry trees so afternoon came and we left for a place under a large conifer tree. Under each, I read something different to think about. The young Mulberry trees This is my understanding ofContinue reading “Sabbath under two very different trees.”
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The lake, river, field in Southeastern France.
Jesus was having time at a feast given by Matthew a taxcollector who worked for the Romans. The scribes and Pharisees saw this and asked Jesus’ friends: ‘ How is it that He eats and drinks with publicans and sinners?’ When Jesus heard the question this was his answer: ‘ Those who are healthy don’tContinue reading “The lake, river, field in Southeastern France.”
Gap in France
Taste and see that God is good. Blessed is the person who trusts God. Psalm 34 :8 Gap, the city, is at the center of the Alpine Massive. It is at the crossroads of Grenoble in the North, Sisteron in the South, Briançon West, and Rhône Valley in the East. It is relatively isolated geographically.Continue reading “Gap in France”
Veynes part 2
Jesus speaking: ‘ Peace I leave with you, My peace I give you… Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid. ‘ John 14: 27 We cycled into the village a friendly woman smiled and greeted us as we stood at a small intersection. Which was the centre the left or theContinue reading “Veynes part 2”
Lac du Bourget to Chambéry
Jesus said something: ‘ It will be more difficult for a rich man to get to heaven than for a camel to get through the eye of a needle. ‘ Mark 10: 25 The eye of the needle was the name for a small gate going into Jerusalem. Sandy says: ‘ To depend on moneyContinue reading “Lac du Bourget to Chambéry”
Cycling parts of Annecy’s lakeside route.
This is Moses praying: ‘ Lord you have been the place where we live through all generations. Before the mountains were brought out, and even before You made the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting You are God.’ Verses 1,2 Now this is how Moses ends his prayer to God: verse 17.Continue reading “Cycling parts of Annecy’s lakeside route.”
Thoughts by Lake Annecy
There they are vast mountainsMassive,mega,whopping monstersAnd here it is the wild edgings of a lake Vegetation In its parts miniscule, teeny-weeny,A diminutive of the vastHow?A small of the big OrBig of the small.Two complex worldsElaborate, tortuous.Parts impenetrableThe vast and the teeny- weenyAndHere we are looking on,some know they know,we all know a little but HaveContinue reading “Thoughts by Lake Annecy”
Annecy part 2
The first commandment. God speaking: ‘ You shall not have any other gods before Me.’ Exodus 20 :2 In this post, we will see inside Les Musée- Château d’ Annecy and the Palais de I’lle as well as sympathetic planting in street scenes, and as we leave the town Jardin de Europe. It is always aContinue reading “Annecy part 2”
The fields of France
Commandment 8 God speaking: ‘ You mustn’t steal.’ Some words for steal: appropriate, blackmail, burglaries, cheat, cozen (steal through trick or deceit),defraud, despoil, heist, housebreak, ,misappropriate, speculate (especially steal from government /public funds),pillage, pinch,pirate,plagiarise. Oxford Dictionary, was I stealing from the dictionary? The fields of France were a sea of green wheat and people busyContinue reading “The fields of France”
Nuits-Saint Georges
Commandment 9 after 10, reading backwards. God speaking: ‘ You must not tell lies.’ Nuits-Saint Georges is in Eastern France. We are going into the historic part of the town. For a night in Nuit- Saint GeorgeThere is peace in an allocated space to park and a long, pleasant path edged by a wall andContinue reading “Nuits-Saint Georges”
Cambrai and Saint Quentin
I am looking at the decalogue starting at number 10. God speaking: ‘ Don’t covet your neighbour’s house, wife nor anything that belongs to your neighbour. ‘ Exodus 20:17 Sinful acts come from selfish desire. Two towns twenty-five miles apart in the north of France. First, a morning scene on a canal in Cambrai withContinue reading “Cambrai and Saint Quentin”
A vase of 10 for Spring 2025
The Lord God is a sun and shield. The LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from those who walk up rightly. Oh, LORD of hosts, blessed is the person that trusts You. Psalm 84 : 11 I often use the top hat vase to celebrate garden flowers, and hereContinue reading “A vase of 10 for Spring 2025”