Coming to the Still Waters

God works in strange but also marvelous ways.  Steph and I have tried our best to be faithful with our work in the Lord but sometimes there can be dry spells when it seems nothing is happening on the church front.  So we continue to plan and work in people's lives and trust the Lord for the harvest that He will collect.  And then comes a weekend like this one. We hosted a Marriage Day at a local resort and we had 55 people show up to see a series by Andy Stanley called "Staying in Love."  Those sessions rocked the room. Then came a Sunday morning that saw 6 stand for the Lord - to respond to Jesus' call to follow Him.  The music was powerful and I could tell that the Holy Spirit was leading my words as we walked through the passage of the morning.  God impresses those times to end the sermon with an invitation call and it verifies His leading on this church. A couple in the church in need was helped by a group within the church.  And the testimony of the coupl

 I thought it fitting to post the changing of the seasons in Northern Michigan.  Our scene has changed dramatically.  It will melt but it brings into reality what is coming and around here once it sticks, it is around for a long time...  This is the back yard...I don't know how many pictures I have from this angle...out the back door with my front side freezing and my backside warm.  This is a sad day because we see the start of the end of a great growing season.  Steph and I did a heavy picking of the greens yesterday evening.  Some of this will survive.  Some call the snow pretty...we do to...but this early...it is hard to say those words yet.  The birds will probably wait awhile today...we don't have a heated bird bath, if there is such a thing.  We did dig up a few kale from the garden to see if we could keep them going inside in the cool space above the garage.  They are probably talking amongst themselves, "Whew, that was close.  So glad we were the

The colors are out in northern Michigan and the weather is perfect for those get ready for winter chores.  We are so blessed to live where we do.  Stephanie and I were able to have our lunch on the deck under the umbrella.  Here is the south garden, tilled up and ready for the winter.  We actually transplanted a bunch of herbs in the boxes to the left and also a couple of rows of strawberries that are still flowering.  The end of this garden will be connecting with the back garden next year.  This is the back garden, also known as the greens garden.  It is going great guns and we hope that we can pick as long as last year - December 1st.  We have it heavenly fortified to keep out the deer that are more numerous this year.  We have plans to erect a better fence for next year.  We also hope to extend this garden about 12 feet.  This is the north garden tilled and ready for the winter.  There are a couple rows of spinach and parsley and dill to be harvested or transplanted. 

So here is the story.  I was minding my own business in the Goodwill store in Traverse City when out rolls this bike from the back room right by me.  I watched the manager roll it into the bike rack and as soon as his hand was off of it, mine was on it. A 1997 Lemond Al-ped Huez, that retailed new for $1100.00 for $49.95 with the shoes!!!  I have found these online for $300 to $500 in great condition.  I am still wondering how all this happened.  I am hoping for a dry fall day to take this to town.  So I got a Trek 730 MultiTrack from the Gaylord Goodwill for $24.95 and now I get this one.  Wheels are true, tires are good, seems to be original equipment, shoes are my size, could use a new wrap and one brake lever needs help but easily rideable right now. So that was a very eventful Saturday. Adam