I’ve tried, really tried to keep a positive attitude about the weather around here, I’ve intended to include a few pictures from around here but you know I just can’t do it yet.  We’ve had two major winter storms that’s brought feet of snow…you read right:  feet of snow.  Now a third winter storm is predicted and it’s got you guessed it:  snow.  Worse than the snow to me is the awful cold bundled with it.  Blame Canada I guess, these fronts are all from across the border.  I would feel bad about that but my wife has family in the Philippines so they’ve seen the floods that bring death and destruction so often.  Fortunately this year they weren’t directly hit by the storms that have made the news lately.  Maybe cold isn’t so bad!  God has continued to move in a very powerful way in our church and things are moving that I honestly thought would never move.  We have gotten some real work done on our ministry page and I thought I’d share the link to that site with those that might be interested:  http://eagleministriesinternational.com/.  I believe that there’s a real evidence of God doing something amazing here and I don’t think it’s going to just fade away, the momentum keeps building.  Our church is so small but again and again we find ourselves propelled into the nations of the world.  It’s not like a church that’s so big that if everyone gave fifty cents they’d by an airline ticket…we’re talking a handful of people, none of whom are rich believing God and then amazingly making it to places many only dream about.  All glory to God for that!  I salute those that are involved with ministry and I’m personally endlessly grateful to our little church but most of all to our great God!

I’m sorting through the pictures I’ve got and sharing them bit by bit.  Today I have more of Dublin streets.  I love the flavor of old Europe .  It all feels artistic to me somehow.  The narrow streets always make me curious as to what could be down that alley .  Seeing establishments that have been around for hundreds of years never gets old either .  If you get hungry you can often enough find yourself eating at a place that’s older than our Constitution!  We rounded the corner and our friend informed us that it was one of the oldest places in that area…lo and behold there’s a sign with our family name there …is it really our family?  I have no idea but it still tickled us!  I looked at some of these shot later and thought they were somewhat creepy but at the time I just felt a sense of wonder and desire to explore what’s on the other side .  Places like this always beckoned…I think I drank far more coffee in Europe then I do at home …but just look at this place…can you blame me?  People live with these wonderful little shops…the accent that sounds exotic to my ears and buildings like this… …yeah, I miss it!  Sometimes there’s modern art that provides some startling contrast…I just like how this shot presented itself .  Store fronts always caught my eye and I don’t think there was a way to take a bad picture here !  They had flowers hung everywhere that gave the sense of spring though it definitely felt like fall to me .  Just look at all the flowers on this building !  I think I’ve told you about my Dublin door fetish haven’t I ?  Some things are just beyond words …  Go ahead and share my fetish with me, !  We have an old mansion here in our city and this reminded me of it somewhat though I have no doubt this place is older .  I’m going to leave you with this glimpse through my eyes at Dublin and a reminder that God is on the move…it doesn’t matter how it appears or where you live…He’s moving.  God hasn’t forgotten about you nor loved you any less.  God bless and keep you!