I don’t have many photos from our family Messianic Passover Seder, but what a wonderful night it was! 22 seats were filled with family and dear friends.

Scott did a lovely job leading the Seder. Arabella asked the Four Questions beautifully, and received a hefty cash prize (collected on the spot from the Seder participants) for returning the afikomen. Mom made braised beef and Autumn brought matzoh ball soup, while Dana decorated the tables and I lit the candles and arranged the Seder plate. As my Dad likes to say, “A good time was had by all.”

Resources:

• We used this Messianic Haggadah.
• And this Horseradish made our (very spice tolerant) eyes water.
• If you’re thinking of making some matzoh ball soup, this vlog has some great tips.

Happy Passover, friends! Dayenu, indeed.

Lately I’ve been grateful for new trails, sturdy hiking boots, and Saturday afternoon family time.

I’m also grateful for 35mm film in an old green Holga, and the fun of teaching analog skills to kids in this digital age. Neither G-man nor Bella had ever used a 35mm camera. The trickiest part was learning to “wind” the film to prep for the next shot. They both had a hard time remembering this step, so I’m looking forward to some “artful” double-exposed images!

Happy March, friends. Have you been hiking lately?

Happy 1 year anniversary, you wonderful horsefolk!

May you enjoy many happy & blessed returns.

Countdown: exactly 6 months until Jeffery & Katie Beth get hitched forever! Excited for this brother of mine to take the next step with the love of his life.

“There comes a moment in the life of almost every man when, his heart beating like a Nasmyth hammer, with faltering voice and his brain in a whirl, he takes fate in his hands, and tremblingly asks one of the gentler sex to be his—wife. Some men there are—but how few!—who go into “popping the question” in a business-like way, that simply leaves romance out in the cold and Cupid freezing to death. But better the young fellows who propose in the red-hot flush of love. The master writers of fiction show us, that even though every girl is aware that her adorer is about the put the fateful question, she is seldom able to control her agitation and that even the small word of “Yes,” is very difficult to pronounce. She says “Yes” with all the fervor that one word can convey coming direct from the heart. The noblest offer a man can make a woman is marriage, and woe to those who offer it lightly! The lamp lighted at the fateful moment spell-binds the young, and burns with radiance on into middle life.” (Introduction to How Heroes of Fiction Propose and How Heroines Reply, 1890)

Can’t wait to celebrate with you, lovebirds!

Engagement location: The Passage Waterfall Stairs, Chattanooga, TN