Il Mio Bel Foco

This is Melissa singing the song she also sang for my Mother's Birthday Party

Happy Easter! Frohe Ostern!

Going home!

This is my hometown, Kiedrich.

Home

Melissa got a new camera for her birthday and she took this picture with the panoramic feature. Doesn't it look great?

Birthday Hugs

Melissa and Gary saying Happy Birthday to each other early in the morning ...

Sweet Sixteen!!

Happy Birthday Melissa!
I love you.

Melissa in New York!

Our daughter went to New York City with her English class, to see a show on Broadway and for some sightseeing. They all had a great time. (Melissa is the second on the right)

Happy Memories

Baby Laughing Hysterically at Ripping Paper

Beautiful Girl at Daytona Beach :-)

Winter in Florida...haha.

John Denver - Leaving on a Jet Plane

Out of my Living Room Window...

Woodpeckers dancing a dance ;-)

More Florida Condo

Since all I can show from here (Upstate NY) is snow and white, I thought I show you more green ;-)

Florida Condo

Oh yeah!! Upper right is ours ~~

Beautiful Winter Day

Happy Morning

Happy New Year!

This shows breakfast time on New Year's Day when our 'kids' came down from the mountain...they were camping! Trying out new camping stuff! Dad mad his famous french toast to everybody's liking!
Hier sieht man Fruehstueck am Neujahrsmorgen als unsere "Kinder" vom Berg runterkamen, auf dem sie uebernachtet hatten um ihre neuen Campingsachen auszuprobieren! Dad machte French Toast das immer so lecker schmeckt.

Das alte Jahr vergangen ist...

German:
Das alte Jahr vergangen ist,
das alle Jahr vergangen ist,
wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ,
dass du uns in so grosser G'fahr
so gnädiglich behüt dies Jahr,
so gnädiglich behüt dies Jahr,

English:
The old year now hath passed away,
The old year now hath passed away,
We thank Thee, O our God today
That Thou hast kept us through the year,
When danger and distress were near,
When danger and distress were near,

Immer wenn ich an den Jahreswechsel denke, faellt mir dieses Lied ein, was wir frueher in der Jahresschlussandacht gesungen haben. Jedes Jahr...

Whenever I think of the new year, I am reminded of this song. We used to sing it in church every year in the last service. Another year...

Frohe Weihnachten!

"Tauet Himmel den Gerechten, Wolken regnet ihn herab", rief das Volk in bangen Naechten, dem Gott die Verheissung gab einst den Mittler selbst zu sehen, und zum Himmel einzugehen. Denn verschlossen war das Tor, bis der Heiland kam hervor.

Ich bin so dankbar, dass der Heiland kam.... das Tor zum Himmel nicht mehr verschlossen ist. ...
Hast du Ihn als Heiland, als Mittler angenommen? Ihn in dein Herz eingeladen?
Es ist so wichtig!!

In diesem Sinne bete ich, dass alle meine Leser darueber nachdenken u vielleicht ein echtes Weihnachten in ihrem Herzen stattfindet, wo der Herr der Welt Einzug haelt, Jesus, der Christus.

This is an old German advent song that talks about how the people of God asked for the Savior to come so that they could get into heaven. (that is the short version)
I am so glad that the Savior came and heaven is open for us who accepted him.
Have you? If not maybe you think about it this Christmas and invite Jesus in your heart - and a real Christmas will happen there!!



Happy Birthday, Jesus ;-)