I took some young friends to another of the geological curiosities of SW Virginia, Sand Cave. White Rocks is impressive, too, but little odd along an escarpment that runs from SW Virginia to N Georgia. It is the reason the Cumberland Gap was so historically significant. A reasonable route for a wagon road was needed across to the Ohio Valley and Daniel Boone was the man to lead the building of it into Kentucky. On this day my four friends and I were at the NE end of the Cumberland Gap National Historic Park for a moderate climb up to ridgetop and the wonders of geology, forest, and weather. Check out my pictures at “Cliffs and Caves“.
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White Rocks and Sand Cave
Posted in Hike, Nature, Outdoors, Photo, tagged Cumberland Gap NHP, Geology, Hike, Outdoors, Sand Cave on February 19, 2024| Leave a Comment »
A Baker’s Dozen
Posted in Blessing, Family, Grandchildren, Poem, tagged Blessing, Grandchildren, Poem on February 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »
There is no way you could have been cheated on a dozen if you receive thirteen, thus the Baker’s Dozen. It feels like a number of abundance and integrity. So, I am announcing the arrival of my thirteenth grandchild on Sunday, January 28. I have written each of my grandchildren a blessing poem. I pray and poeticize for my grandbabies in the light of both my Savior’s grace and protection and my society’s darkness. God has overcome this world, and it is right that I asked Him to overcome it on behalf of my family.
Magdelena of the tower (1)
May God give you of His power
As He directs you to each place
May you be endowed with His grace
As Mary who followed Christ well
Much of His resurrection tell (2)
Share the true Gospel to and fro
Living it wherever you go
Faith, assurance of things hoped for
Conviction of unseen before (3)
May God grant it early to you
And may it spread to not a few
Miss Francis ready for battle
Resist evil acts and prattle
Pray in the Spirit, armor on (4)
Know God’s Word which you stand upon
- Magdelena means “woman of the tower”
- Matthew 28
- Hebrews 11:1
- Ephesians 6:10-18
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