faith2dea

  We had a beautiful week with perfect weather. One quiet afternoon, I strolled through our backyard and felt compelled to take several pictures of the house from that back-facing angle. I like the simple, shady sloping front yard and that is what we see and what is presented daily. But the mostly private, woodsy area behind the house is one of the main reasons we chose this place.  We are on the brink of summer with an acute awareness that these ideal temps will soon change, bringing a barrage of incessant mosquitoes. Tramping through grasses and the woods will be the last thing I'll want to do with ticks in this area. But for now, it's freshly and wonderfully colored in with spring's new life. The title, "This Side of It" has played over in my mind. I'm feeling that in this season. Besides the fact that spring is an incredibly delightful gift from such a good, omniscient, creative, life-breathed, and light-giving Creator God, it is also purely refreshing to ...