Las Vegas Spring (mound) Preserve

How I felt after visiting the spring mound at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve during their History & Culture fair last weekend.

John Wesley's Table Grace

When we were growing up, our father would lead us in John Wesley's Table Grace:

"Be present at our table, Lord,
Be here and everywhere adored.
These mercies bless and grant that we
May feast in fellowship with Thee."

I since learned there was music to accompany this as there was music to the other grace we sang:

"Morning (Noontime, Evening) is here,
The board is spread.
Thanks be to God
Who gives us bread.
Amen."

This morning, my prayer is becoming,

"Thank You for Your Presence in my brother, Lord.
I appreciate You here and everywhere, adored.
Thank You for this food and fellowship.

I suppose photos of family are commonplace on the web. It is my reaction that was noteworthy to me. I have long known what my brother and sister-in-law look like. I have also been vaguely aware of my grand neices. It is the usual (but for me, unique) astonishment of how they've grown and to see them all together. The experience is at first surreal. I have never seen them in this way before. I didn't even know what this file contained having not read the email first. I was in the download page because of photos my other brother had sent me. I suppose this could be dangerous as far as computer viruses go.

Nevertheless, there is my brother, his wife and two of their grand kids! Right here on my computer screen.

I have been reading letters about the early days of my city and they bring an immediacy (I see this blogger helps not my spelling it does) to history unmatched by any other means to date. See for yourself? http://digital.library.unlv.edu/boomtown/