Grace Chapel

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!

24/12/2024

21/12/2024

One of my favorite performances of this song. What makes it even more special now is the young girl singing with the friends is Amber Thompson. This is the first I remember seeing her, she is the daughter of Kelly Nelon (Thompson). They both along with her Step dad and one other were killed in a plane crash earlier this year. A tragic loss to the gospel music industry and the world.

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21/12/2024

https://youtu.be/UV7wNBnPddo?si=92mCUF_JhlyUqioD

From the Paul Harvey radio show.A Christmas StoryA Man and the Birds

21/12/2024

21/12/2024

We would like to give a big congratulations to Mr and Mrs Fleming on your very special day.
We pray you have many happy years together.
Safe travels on your way home.