Good Words

That's all. :)

HE is Our Glory and Our Light!

Arise, shine, for your light has come,  and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth  and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you  and his glory appears over you.

~ Isaiah 60:1-2

Happy Friday!

For Father's Day

Happy Father's Day ( a bit late ) to the best counselor, teacher, preacher and  Dad a girl could have. You are such an immense encouragement to me and to so many around you. You are a wonderful husband to Mom. We love you so much.

Happy Father's Day to Grandpa Jack (on the left),

and Pop-Pop...

Dad and Daughter

and every other Dad and Grandpa out there. You do so much for us and are loved and appreciated more than you will ever know.

Another Bridges Birthday! :)

Happy Birthday to my wonderful sister-in-law, Leah!!! She is 23 years old today! :)

Peter & Savannah

Happily wedded last Saturday :) It was such a blessing to be there!

Happy 165th Birthday to My Home State!

Today, in 1848, Wisconsin became the thirtieth state! Happy Birthday, Wisconsin!

(taken by Catrina)

also by Catrina

The bay of Milwaukee (Catrina)

The Milwaukee River

My hometown of Waukesha, photo by N. Markley

And I have to post our anthem, On Wisconsin. Sorry, I couldn't find one with the lyrics, so here they are.

On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin!

Grand old Badger State!

We, thy loyal sons and daughters,

Hail thee, good and great.

On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin!

Champion of the right,

"Forward", our motto,

God will give thee might!

And for advertising purposes [wink], here's a short film by the Leclerc Brothers on Sheboygan County in northern Wisconsin (warning: the footage is so pretty you might just want to move there [grin]):

Happy Birthday to my Dad!

Dad and I recently, and now, let's hit rewind...

Dad at about 2 I would guess... isn't he cute?!

Fast-forward to the wedding!

Mom & Dad

Dad's first installation as an elder.

Our family with Grandma Kathy, his Mom.

Dad and his 10 of his 12 Mighty Men.

The day my brother joined the Wedding-Band Club. :)

Dad's second installation as an elder.

Dad,

You are such an incredible husband, father, counselor, teacher and pastor. I love you so much, and hope you have a very happy birthday!