https://hisdesertrose.com/2025/07/23/the-great-work-a-death-to-distraction/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_1976.jpgIMG_1976Always prepared. ~ Calvin & Hobbeshttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_2548.jpgIMG_2548https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_1068.jpgIMG_1068https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/not-visibility-just-obedience.jpgNot Visibility - Just Obedience~ John Bevere2025-07-23T18:44:58+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2025/07/12/arise-and-thresh/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_1852.jpgIMG_1852https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_2420.jpgIMG_2420https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image000007.jpgimage000007https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image000005-1.jpgimage000005https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/save-image.pngsave-imagehttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image000005.jpgimage0000052025-07-12T21:14:39+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2025/06/22/commune-with-me-from-the-garden-to-the-bathtub-and-beyond/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_6230.jpegIMG_6230https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_2340.jpegIMG_2340https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_2281.jpegIMG_2281https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_1762.jpegIMG_17622025-06-22T15:22:18+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2025/04/13/recovering-rinnah/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/img_0886-e1744504647409.jpgIMG_0886https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/img_0792.jpgIMG_0792Do not fear the Light.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/img_5959.jpgIMG_5959https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/img_1689.jpgIMG_1689It is radiant here.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/img_6471.jpgimg_64712025-04-13T21:15:36+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/about/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/img_1841-e1744505296904.jpgHawai'i2025-04-13T00:49:01+00:00weekly0.6https://hisdesertrose.com/2021/12/20/whole/2021-12-20T01:04:30+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2020/02/10/got-the-message/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_3649.jpgIMG_3649https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_3143.jpegIMG_3143Tell me truly...2020-02-10T18:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2019/09/21/burn-us-up/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bro-climbing.jpgBro ClimbingMy favorite do-hard-things person: my brother. Climb fearless, brave heart.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_2236.jpg2019 WWT GraduatesThere are many choices that brought my 2019 graduates to this point. My students did hard things not because they were assured they would arrive successfully -- or ever -- at this day but because they were doing what was right. #mybravehearts #proudcounselorhttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bro-in-the-med.jpgBro in the MedMy favorite do-hard-things person: my brother. Climb fearless, brave heart.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_0640.jpgMoon-Lit Morning in Tununak"When the night has come and the land is dark, and the moon is the only light you'll see -- no, I won't be afraid. Oh I won't shed a tear, just as long as you stand, stand by me." - "Stand By Me," NEEDTOBREATHE versionhttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_2371.jpgDo Hard ThingsSometimes we do hard things by simply taking the first step away from comfort.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_2271.jpgFearlesshttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_1453.jpgIMG_1453https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/complete-jewish-bible.jpgComplete Jewish Bible2019-09-28T04:07:06+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2019/07/29/an-apology/2019-07-29T19:06:59+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2019/04/09/hold-the-storm/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/strong-and-full-of-life.jpgStrong and Full of Lifehttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_1666.jpgIMG_1666https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_1664.jpgIMG_1664https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_e3.jpegfullsizeoutput_e3And then there was stillness...2019-04-09T01:27:39+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2018/11/25/need-to-breathe/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dust.jpegDust"I'm just dust without Your breath; I'm just clay without Your kiss. I'm just skin and bone without Your wind in my lungs." ~ "Love Song" by Jonathan David and Melissa Helser https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/46756149_586033208484175_1534052371263389696_n.jpg46756149_586033208484175_1534052371263389696_nIn the simplest things...https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/46874569_330131044238703_6403119841116422144_n.jpg46874569_330131044238703_6403119841116422144_nLet us not forget joy.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/46837062_1929659570675992_4589559815797211136_n.jpg46837062_1929659570675992_4589559815797211136_nMay we find delight.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/46520171_270267280302999_8072139072870547456_n.jpg46520171_270267280302999_8072139072870547456_nWhen did you last stop to simply breathe in the sweetness around you?https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/46773640_2185996858323002_7821005896917450752_n.jpg46773640_2185996858323002_7821005896917450752_n2019-01-29T23:01:27+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2018/11/19/i-knew-youd-be-here/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_0781.jpgIMG_0781Look up, child, because He never forgets.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_0637.jpgIMG_0637Where are your eyes looking, dear heart?https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_1106.jpgIMG_11062018-11-19T23:01:30+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2018/11/05/a-better-word/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-10-05-20-18-57-e1541454704907.jpg2018-10-05 20.18.57https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-08-11-08-10-55.jpg2018-08-11 08.10.55https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_0591.jpgIMG_0591https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_0439.jpgIMG_04392018-11-06T16:44:04+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2017/03/26/grip-of-grace/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/daddy-and-his-girls.jpgDaddy and his girlshttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/black-and-white-lioness-with-cub.jpgBlack and White Lioness with Cub2017-04-02T23:55:10+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2017/02/11/out-of-neverland/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/joseph-campbell-quote.jpgjoseph-campbell-quotehttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/helen-keller-quote.pnghelen-keller-quotehttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/missionary-month-with-the-preschool-class.jpgmissionary-month-with-the-preschool-classWhether it's teaching the kids in my church family or teaching students ranging from Kindergarten to high school, teaching is my passion.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fullsizerender-1.jpgfullsizerender-1Happy in my saree -- a secret wish I never thought to experience!https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/kasina-home.jpgkasina-homeGood morning, India! I would never have thought that the bar-covered windows, the bright plaster homes, and the spice-scented air, filled with the sounds of family stirring in the early morning -- could become beloved so quickly.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/peter-pan.jpgpeter-panIs the comfort of Neverland really our best hope?2017-02-21T05:11:28+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2017/01/27/the-air-smelled-of-spices/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/exploring-with-the-kasinas.jpgexploring-with-the-kasinasA beautiful day spent with the family!https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bangles.jpgbanglesThere are a variety of ways to wear sets of bangles, often a matching set on each arm. Women often coordinate their bangles with their sarees (or other outfits). If anyone knows how to accessorize, it is definitely Indian women!https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0485.jpgimg_0485A young coconut was whacked open for me, and voila! The best coconut water I ever drank.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0510.jpgimg_0510https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0471.jpgimg_0471https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0469.jpgimg_0469Posing for some quick selfies with people for whom I was as much a novelty as the famed Medak Cathedral.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0463.jpgimg_0463There are interesting mountainous areas around Hyderabad, where the "mountains" are giant piles of rocks naturally stacked atop one another.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0351.jpgimg_0351Me and the ministry team from Hyderabadhttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0315.jpgimg_0315This precious blessing spent all his time with me in Vijayawada, snuggling in my arms and chattering about any subject that struck his fancy.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0283.jpgimg_02832017-01-28T19:13:56+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2016/07/06/papa-daddy/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/papa-holding-baby-isaac.jpgPapa holding baby IsaacTo all you parents, including my own: thank you for loving and caring for your children so faithfully, for every "one more" you've tended to! (Photo: my Papa holding my cousin, Isaac, his 8th grandbaby)https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lion-and-cub.jpglion and cubhttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/putting-on-a-band-aid.jpgputting on a band aidBe they great or "small," no wound is beneath His attention.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/spilling-milk.jpgspilling milk2017-01-27T14:05:58+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2017/01/09/at-home-in-adventure/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/not-all-who-wander-tolkien-quote.jpgnot-all-who-wander-tolkien-quotehttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/tolkien-quote.jpgtolkien-quotehttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/this-old-house-picket-fence.jpgthis-old-house-picket-fenceWe were not made to hide in a safe, neat life. We were born into freedom, designed for adventure.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pedestrians.jpgpedestriansYou were made for so much more than a mere pedestrian in life.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/alaskas-gates-of-the-arctic-wilderness.jpgalaskas-gates-of-the-arctic-wildernessAlaska's Gates of the Arctic Wilderness by Sean Tevebaugh2023-10-29T19:38:36+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2016/11/26/of-smoke-and-shadows/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sunrise-over-the-water.jpegsunrise-over-the-waterYou were created for a life of color and substance.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/smoke-and-shadows.jpgsmoke-and-shadowsYou were not created for a life of smoke and shadows.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/seasonings.jpgseasoningshttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cooking-with-honey.jpgcooking-with-honeyCaught unaware in my "natural habitat" as my family jokes! (My sister, of course, is always picture-ready.)2016-11-26T18:39:08+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2016/07/27/sabras-guide-to-hanging-baskets/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/the-brown-thumb-by-einav-aviram-e1469660458761.jpgThe Brown Thumb by Einav AviramThe Brown Thumb by Einav Aviramhttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/grandpa-and-grandma-mingerink.jpgGrandpa and Grandma MingerinkMy great-grandparents -- This is love as it ought to be. More than sixty years of love has cultivated this "garden," in addition to the actual garden pictured above.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ggs-garden.jpgG&G's gardenI grew up playing in this lush, vibrant garden that is my great-grandparents' yard. Over forty years of love and care have made it unsurpassably beautiful.2016-07-27T23:17:42+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2016/05/24/posture-of-worship-the-place-of-hope/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/black-and-white-hope.jpgBlack and white Hopehttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hope-the-anchor.jpghope the anchorTrue hope grounds us, holding us steady.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/roller-coaster.pngroller coasterLife without true hope is like being trapped on a perpetual roller-coaster ride of emotions and circumstances.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ballroom-dance-photo.jpgballroom dance photoDoes this holding this position look easy to you? Because it's not. (Image from Ballroom Dance Chicago blog)2016-05-28T23:34:43+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2016/03/23/the-flipside/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/hollow-tree.jpghollow treeDo you feel hollow, strong on the outside but empty and dead on the inside?https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/hands-together.jpghands togetherhttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cracked-glass.jpgcracked glass2016-04-18T04:11:34+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2015/11/26/state-your-intentions/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/orange-tree-of-life.jpgorange tree of lifehttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/rainbow-eucalyptus-grove-todd-e-maurer.jpgRainbow Eucalyptus Grove - Todd E. MaurerRainbow Eucalyptus Grove by Todd Maurerhttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/love.jpgLove2016-02-14T14:36:19+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2016/01/30/rough-draft/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/editing.jpgeditingLife is not a script or paper that you can edit until it is "just right"https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dictionary.jpgdictionaryI have more words than a dictionary (probably due in part to the fact that I do read the dictionary for fun) -- so why is it so hard to say the right thing?2016-02-08T01:50:37+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2016/01/27/crave/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cross.jpgcrosshttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/just-living-isnt-enough.jpgJust Living Isn't Enough...Merely existing cannot satisfy; our souls crave MORE.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/wild-horses.jpgwild horsesEmbrace the craving -- run wild in the precious freedom of a life lived selflessly. 2016-01-29T04:19:00+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2015/12/31/there-isnt-a-picture-for-that/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/under_review-stamp.pngUnder_Review-stamphttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/new-year-countdown.jpgnew year countdown2015-12-31T01:35:47+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2015/12/24/the-night-the-silence-broke/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/adoration-of-the-shepherds-bartolome-murillo.jpgAdoration of the Shepherds - Bartolome Murillo"Adoration of the Shepherds" - painting by Bartolome Murillo2015-12-27T05:11:33+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2015/12/15/there-came-a-day/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gandalf-meme.jpgGandalf meme2015-12-15T17:59:38+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2015/12/02/beyond-the-veil/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/reflection-in-water.jpgReflection in WaterWe are reflect God's glory.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tabernacle-diagram.jpgTabernacle diagramI know you were just dying for a diagram...https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/torn-veil.jpgtorn veilThe veil was torn.2016-01-02T22:07:10+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2015/11/19/i-suggest-you-run/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ever-after.jpgever afterhttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/puzzle-pieces.jpgpuzzle pieces2015-11-19T15:03:40+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2015/11/07/love-from-the-beginning-intentional-grace/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pigtails-and-parade-candy-scramble-by-meegan-reid.jpgPigtails and Parade Candy Scramble by Meegan Reidhttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/golden-gift.jpggolden gift2015-11-07T15:43:10+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2015/10/24/on-his-shoulders-nothing-to-prove/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/oxen-pulling-a-yoke.jpgoxen pulling a yokeJesus is our strong, steady companion who shoulders the load for us little oxen.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/boxes.jpgboxesWhat boxes are you carrying?2015-10-24T19:52:50+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2015/10/18/its-not-about-the-swimsuit/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/long-beach-ca-1937.jpgLong Beach, CA 1937Long Beach, CA, 1937https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vintage-sign.jpgvintage signhttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1920-swimwear-via-pixgood.jpg1920 swimwear via Pixgood1920's swimwear via Pixgood2015-10-25T20:57:54+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2015/10/03/howzit/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/fellowship-of-the-ring.jpgFellowship of the Ringhttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/theatre-masks.pngtheatre-masksDon't settle for the mask of "fine."https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/happy-time-beneath-the-stars-fall-2015.jpghappy time beneath the stars - Fall 2015Time with my favorite people is always time well-spent.2015-10-06T23:22:32+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2015/09/27/the-truth-about-fairy-tales/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/heart.jpghearthttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/thought-about-disneys-frozen.jpgthought about Disney's Frozenhttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/love-heart.jpglove heart2015-09-27T04:56:29+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2015/09/06/live-wild/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/with-the-lions.jpgWith the Lionshttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/leopards-leap-at-oribi-gorge.jpgLeopard's Leap at Oribi GorgeLeopard's Leap at Oribi Gorge, South Africa - 2010https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/teacher-education-silliness.jpgTeacher Education Sillinesshttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/leopards-leap.jpgLeopard's LeapLeopard's Leap, Oribi Gorge, South Africa - 2010https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fun-at-john-ball-zoo.jpgFun at John Ball ZooReady for some fun on the ropes course with my cousins!2015-09-06T23:39:12+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2015/08/11/through-fire-and-stillness/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sheep-in-israel.jpgsheep in Israelhttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/mount-horeb-frith-1857.jpgMount Horeb - Frith 1857Mount Horeb, as captured by Francis Frith in 1857https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/burning-wood.jpgburning wood2015-09-05T01:36:24+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2015/07/27/in-remembrance/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/my-writings.jpgMy writingsDid I mention that I need a new journal?https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/mountain-project-fog-lifting-above-wyoming-mountain.jpgMountain Project - fog lifting above Wyoming mountainFog lifting over a mountain in Wyoming (photo from the Mountain Project)2015-07-27T01:16:36+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2014/12/24/timeless-trust/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/spring-buds.jpgspring budshttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/princess-bride-wedding-scene.jpgPrincess Bride Wedding Scene"He didn't come."https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/a-straight-path.jpga straight pathThe path is straight and sure, but that doesn't mean you can see its end.2015-07-17T01:17:43+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2014/11/17/unveiled/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/safety-net.pngsafety netDon't make "confirmation" your fail-safe.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/beautiful-book.jpgBeautiful BookAre you ready to unveil the adventure?https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/railroad-tracks-into-the-distance.jpgRailroad Tracks into the DistanceThis is not the fullness of your hope in life!2015-07-16T19:48:00+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2015/07/16/good-to-me/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/orange-rose.jpgOrange RoseEvery good thing comes from my Father's hand.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/my-rose.jpgmy rosehttps://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/weaving-of-a-tapestry.jpgWeaving of a TapestryFrom a seeming tangle of thread, we are woven into something beautiful by His sure Hand.https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/shadow.jpgShadowThink about it: a shadow sometimes seems to move before you move -- a nearly-imperceptible movement would shift this shadow -- but our good Heavenly Father doesn't change even that much.2015-07-19T19:14:01+00:00monthlyhttps://hisdesertrose.com/2015/06/14/the-nehemiah-life/https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/building-a-wall.gifbuilding-a-wallWhat is your vision building?....And more importantly, who is building with you?https://hisdesertrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bridge-at-oribi-gorge.jpgBridge at Oribi GorgeFor my dad, the most visionary leader I know. Even when we were unsure, you waited and continued to encourage us to step into bigger and better things. Thanks for not leaving us behind. 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