Summer at Edensveil has been magnificent with hardly a cloud or drop of rain. But Gabe must have captured this image of the house in full summer foliage but with a wintery mists and gloom. It makes for a stangely beautiful image that captures the very essence of the meaning of Edensveil–the Garden of Eden hidden behind of misty veil of brokenness, emptiness and things gone wrong. But what do we choose to focus on? That we can still see the rich, mysterious beauties of the Garden and the Home where we were meant to be, or all those things that distract us and keep us from the joy and peace and meaning that we long for?
A Marvelous Day with a Very Dear Friend
August 22, 2006 at 3:32 pm (Paradise, Uncategorized)
I haven’t posted here for a very long time. Summer, work craziness, all that. But last week we had one of those special days which simply cannot be replaced. We spent a day on the Rosy (a 36 foot wooden cruiser) with Niel and Dianne Pfundt and Carleton and Judy Peterson. Carleton is a former pastor and very dear friend who left Bellingham in 1984. Though we do not spend much time together, when we do it as if we were never apart. Conversations with him are far reaching, mind bending and inspiring. Just to be with him makes you feel more whole, content with life, and filled with longing for all that is good and right in the world. What makes this time so special and so bittersweet is Carl’s serious battle with cancer. Carleton, you are a very special friend.