Simple

A simple little puddle among the winter trees,

Simple blades of grass tickle and tease

The water in which they hang through breeze.

A simple little winter flower by the road,

Simple little blades of grass in their abode

Under their dusty roadside load.

A simple little winter truth,

Simple little children learn in youth

About the Baby born forsooth.

A simple, but so profound, news,

Simple prophets gave the clues

Of Jesus' death that God did not refuse.

So simple yet so surprising, so beautiful, so miraculous (God as man?), so wonderful.

Elisabeth

I Miss...

I began writing this 2 days after the girls left after Christmas break. I still miss them, but life has gotten back into the flow of school and work.

I miss the girls coming in late at night.
I miss Hannah working on the puzzle in the dining room.
I miss Hannah's laugh and Priscilla's sarcasm.
I miss Hannah's morning egg.
I miss Hannah telling Lydia to "Stop messing with my stuff!"
I miss the times of us all being together.
I miss Priscilla playing with my hair.
I even miss the fights.
I miss you, girls.

              Love,
                  Elisabeth

Priscilla and Hannah

The Dancing Girl

About Me

I have an "About Me" page that might interest you. About Me

Pennsylvania Towns

We recently went New Jersey for our Great-grandmas funeral. We went through PA and drove through some cute little towns.

This house was literally on the road.

Looking down a Christmas decorated street.

The sun-shimmering streets of the same town.

This house (or whatever this building is used for now) looks like it has stain-glassed windows.

Elisabeth

Moss, Gravel, Root, and Leaves

God's beautiful creation is always on display, as we can see if we only look.

2016

God has brought us to a new year. I look forward to what He will do in the next 12 months. I hope you are starting the year off well.
                     "Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth."
                                                                        Psalm 57:5
I have a few questions that I would love to get some answers to.

1. What was one special thing you did in 2015?
        I did so many things last year that were special, but I suppose helping my Great-grandma for about a month was especially special because she died and I will always have good memories from that month.
2. Where was one place you went last year that stood out to you?
        I went to Haiti for the second time on a missions trip, and got to make new friends and see old friends.
3. What is one thing that God taught you in 2015?
        I think God will always be working on my faith, but I do think He has really showed me over and over again this past year that I do not need to worry, He is good and faithful.
4. What is one book you read last year that you recommend to other Christians?
        Holiness: The Heart God Purifies by Nancy Leigh DeMoss is a great book to encourage us to live as God calls us to, in holiness. (By the way, it was probably the ONLY book I read outside of school.)
5. What is one thing you want to do this year?
        Besides many other things, I want to bring at least one person to Christ.
6. Where is one place you want to go this year?
        ROMANIA!!!!!!

I hope you have fun thinking of answers!
Elisabeth

1

Me, Hannah, Great-grandma, and Grandma in New Jersey.

2

Children singing in Haiti.

3

Priscilla took this picture looking over the mountains from Stone Mountain, NC.