A number of years ago our family was studying the medieval time period while home educating our children. One of the reasons beautiful cathedrals were built then was to bring people in to worship God and to help them find hope and comfort in the difficult circumstances of the times.
The kids and I could almost imagine how it felt to stand in a beautiful cathedral and lift our eyes to the huge stained glass windows depicting Bible stories. [Read more…]
So, animal lovers, hold onto your hats, this is a strange one. All turns out well in the end though, I promise, so don’t stop reading.
I was driving to work after picking up some groceries for a Food Science lab that would take place later that day at school. Weaving through the back streets of town I spied a pick up truck with three large dogs in the back bed ahead of me. Was one of them a St. Bernard? With some agile driving (I wasn’t speeding) I caught up to them and just as I craned my neck to see that third dog, which was indeed a St. Bernard, it jumped from the truck bed- dangling by it’s collar that was attached to the truck by a leash!
I know that is a terrible picture, but I promised you it would turn out ok and there is a purpose for telling you about it, so hang in there (no pun intended)! [Read more…]