Grace Chapel

14/02/2025

As the day of love comes to an end, we would like to congratulate Mr and Mrs Gree on your wedding day. ❤️ We would like to thank you for allowing us to be a part of your special day. We wish you many happy years together.

02/02/2025

Welcome February!!!!

25/01/2025

I often see post asking what movie have I seen multiple times, or that I could watch over and over and always enjoy it.
I can tell you about a story that I never grow tired of, it's the story of Jesus. Rather it be the story as told by the apostles, or in a play like "The Great Passion Play" and Sight and Sounds "Jesus ". Or maybe its in movie form such as " The Greatest Story Ever Told" and "The Nativity", even the animated, "The Promise", or my favorite that I have to see more than once each Christmas, "The Star".
I never grow tired or less humbled when I hear how God sent his only Son to be born and live as we do on earth. It's a story about my ancestry, a part of my past that had it not been, I would not be here to continue to tell the Old Old story.
As long as there are people telling the story, such as in this song, it will never be forgotten, never be less important, and I will never not want to here it again, and again, and again.

Provided to YouTube by Daywind RecordsTell Me The Story of Jesus · Greater VisionHymns Of The Ages℗ 2008 Daywind RecordsReleased on: 2008-04-08Main Artist: ...

25/01/2025

See that light right there. It has been out for a few years now. Just last week, during the snow, I mentioned to John that it sure would be nice if someone would take my truck some Sunday while I was at work and replace the bulb. WELL... Tuesday I happened to notice the light working, I asked John when he changed it knowing he didn't get out in the cold Sunday afternoon. To my surprise he said he didn't change it.
Just goes to show that when you are feeling pretty low, and the world pretty dark, God never fails to remind you that he is the light, we just have too seek him.

19/01/2025

The Lights on the hillside look like stars... heaven on earth!!!

13/01/2025

11/01/2025

I'm really perplexed about this picture, John says it's the way I zoomed in. The statue in the first pic is in the same place as the second, as well as the bench. It took me awhile to realize that the bench wasn't moved. I think I'm loosing my mind.

11/01/2025

Well everyone, I tried... not very good pictures. I was out too early for the lights to show. The snow was much deeper than I expected, the drifts are about 2 feet in the areas I needed to get to.

10/01/2025

The first pics were at 3:45 this morning, I love the way the light cast shadows in the darkest hours.
The last pics were this morning, looks like a total of 11+ inches here at the Chapel. If you have been here since we built the back ramp, you might remember there are steps leading from the Chapel to the dressing/bathrooms. You can't even tell there is a slope in that area.

10/01/2025

Of course I will be posting a lot of snow pics, so bare with me.
This was a little after 11 pm last night... simply beautiful!!!

10/01/2025

The current conditions at Grace, still snowing.
Yet amidst all this beauty my heart breaks for the thousands who have lost their homes and some their lives in California. There shouldn't be questions or blame at this time, only heartfelt prayers. Please everyone, say special prayers, not just for our nation, but for the world.

09/01/2025

09/01/2025

Really coming down here, hopefully I can get some beautiful pictures...tomorrow... sorry guys, I'm not that young boy who loves to get out in the snow anymore.
We haven't taken the lights down yet, so I may get some pictures with all the colors.

08/01/2025

A cold day was warmed by the union of a beautiful couple.
We would like to congratulate and wish Mr and Mrs Labove.
We pray for happiness and safe travels to you both.

05/01/2025

I like the Christmas story perspective of Mary and Jesus. It’s sweet, and special.
It’s beautiful.

But today I wandered towards the end of the gospels, to dive into the darkest moments of their time on earth.

I found myself weeping, (in the back of a car I was riding in… trying to contain my tears from my kids), as I really thought about the last time Mary, a normal loving mama like me, saw her baby.

Mary witnessed much of the horrific abuse her son endured that day.

Things no mother should ever have to even imagine, let alone see.

Powerless and helpless, what could she do?

I imagine her running after him, easily willing to give her life to protect the man she held as a baby boy. The one who had her heart.

I imagine those with her holding her back as she sobbed, reminding her she could do absolutely nothing to protect her son.

She followed Jesus and the crowd up the hill to where He was nailed to a cross.

John 19:26 says, “When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciples whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Dear woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “here is your mother”. From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.”

This is where the tears came for me.

Because typically when I think about this story, my heart aches for Mary.

But when I read this today, I saw Jesus, the man, as an actual son.

Who loved his mom.

Who, even though he was hung on a cross in the type of pain and agony we can not imagine…

He wanted to leave knowing she was taken care of.

He didn’t look around and make sure everyone else had someone to look after them- in that moment- it was his mom He was thinking about.

I think this touched me so much, because sometimes I forget how human Jesus was, you know?

A baby who was held and nursed by her, a boy who was nurtured by her, and now a man who knew the love and comfort of His mom..

He had to say goodbye to her, and even as He was dying, He saw her. I can only imagine the heartache of our real-human-Jesus.

I just want to remind you.. you with the broken heart, you carrying the heavy burdens, you who feels broken..

Perhaps you who is watching a parent, child or someone you love suffer..

This is Jesus. Fully human. Fully understanding of our emotions because He actually experienced them.

He’s also fully God. So when He meets you in your sorrow, He can do what other people can’t.

I just wanted you to know that He isn’t “too divine” to understand what you’re going through.

Just look at how He loved His mom.

~Kelli Bachara, The Unraveling Blog

01/01/2025

Happy New Year!!!!!

29/12/2024

Praying this will change, if not we will not see spring blooms from the azealias or gardenias.
They will freeze back and will take a few years to grow back.🙏🙏🙏

We might be facing an Arctic Plunge soon. ⚠️🥶 I don’t usually share forecasts this far ahead, but I want everyone to have plenty of time to prepare.

Right now, it looks like a long Arctic blast could hit much of the U.S. between January 7th and 15th. The model below shows how cold the wind chills might be around the 7th.

**This is a weather model, not a forecast*

Take steps to protect your home from freezing pipes. If you have pets or livestock, make sure you have a plan to keep them warm.

I’ll keep you updated on any changes. Stay tuned!