Those are tiers and tiers of Native American cliff dwellings behind Noel.

Noel and I have tickets to fly to Arizona from 3-13 October and would love to hear your previous experiences there. We have hotel reservations in Sedona, by the Grand Canyon, in Mesa Verde, Colorado because that is the closest Holiday Inn Express to Four Corners (and Mesa Verde National Park has Nat

https://youtu.be/87Xkr8z3lEo?si=Xbqkekujr_dOBmtK Having just commemorated the 80th anniversary of D-Day and thanked God for all His provision during the Second World War, I share this video of a man who led his country and the Allies for almost the entire war, even when it seemed he stood alone.

I have gone to San Diego, California three times to work short term for the Navy. The last time was for two weeks in 2013, as a contractor working an exercise on Coronado, an island off the San Diego coast. Since I joined late, the billeting on the island itself was full. So they got me a hotel i

I know several churchmembers are from Philly; I have been there once and found it very special. Noel travels there about every other year for a conference, but we visited together on our way back from dropping Joey off for college in 2013. Our first trip as empty nesters. We stayed in a hotel rig

We did not take any pictures of Idaho, but we should have. It is beautiful. We stayed there the night we visited Grand Teton National Park. Jackson Hole, Wyoming is right outside of the park but very expensive so we went to a Holiday Inn Express in Idaho Falls, two hours away, and I am so glad w

I just found these views of Theodore Roosevelt's cabin on what was once his ranch and is now TR National Park in North Dakota. It has been moved up near the South Unit Gate. The ranch location itself, in the middle of the park, often requires an off-road vehicle for access. There were several pl

This national monument is in Nebraska. We went off the beaten path between Yellowstone and Mount Rushmore and were so glad we did. There is a series of large rock formations in the middle of flat land that used to be used by native Americans and people on the Oregon Trail (and others) before th

Praying for the Revival meeting about to start!

When you realize you are sooooo blessed as an American. The Canyon has a really stiff breeze at sunrise, from all of its layers, I am sure. It is beautiful and kind of scary at the same time to walk out onto the two promontories with the best view!

https://youtu.be/6ZBdHj1ZkBY?si=hf5aDRSER144FgLW This is actually a Vietnam War commemoration song from the movie “We Were Soldiers” but it hits the theme of eternal bliss, and wishing that every hero could be in heaven with us but . . . Even heroism will not buy salvation. We must embrace it as

Sharing a few pics of our trip to Cartagena, Colombia ♥️ The food was so delicious and I loved looking at the architecture of the old Spanish homes in the walled city. One of the drinks we had was a coffee lemonade 🤯 You’d think it would be a weird mix but it was sooo good 😆

(Tap to see pictures) This part of the Badlands is sort of a sixty mile long constantly shifting wall. It is desolate and beautiful, with amazing color layers. It is also terrifying walking on the walkway up above it in the wind. I would not have missed this amazing display of God's glory for a

When my contractor team used to go out to work with the Seabees at Port Hueneme, California (outside Oxnard) in 2009-2013, we sometimes had a weekend in the area, with free time on our hands. One such weekend, I wanted to go see the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley nearby. No one

We have been stunned by the beauty of the Rocky Mountains and all the other Western heights, some buttes, some rock formations like the Badlands. Over half our country appears to be creatively designed, multi-hued rock. The whole state of Wyoming is! Can you imagine God’s delight as He designe

(Tap to see tie-in to revival message from Thursday) This beautiful picture from Theodore Roosevelt National Park reminds me that three more days of driving will get us back from Fort Dodge, Iowa to the community where God has planted us at Tabernacle Baptist Church. I find it lovely that God end

(Tap to see pictures) Near Mount Rushmore is the unfinished figure of Chief Crazy Horse (the bust shows the plan for the final product). The sculptor and his wife have died but their 10 children and their grandchildren continue the work. Looks like it really slowed since COVID. There is a very