Did you see the eclipse last night (September 27, 2015)? 
After an appropriate hesitation while arranging her veil of clouds, the moon blushed red and passed through Earth’s shadow in trailing robes of glory. 
Isn’t the moon radiant?! 
Alas, Alan and I missed it, although we saw the moon veiled in misty rainbows 
as she hung above Niagara Falls in Canada this past weekend. 
The thunderous falls sent billowing cascades of spray heavenward, 
so it was (and always is) impossible to get a clear view of the sky 
anywhere close to Horseshoe Falls, 
as it always gives the sensation of being enveloped in rain clouds.
Still, I wouldn’t have missed the chance for romance at Niagara Falls 
for a clear view of the moon, much as I love the moon. 
Last weekend Alan+I had a “Fall Kickoff” to celebrate our being Empty Nesters. 
It may be a bit like making lemonade to celebrate free ice after a hailstorm 
(not that raising children has any similarity to surviving a hailstorm…), 
but the fact is that our children are grown and gone, 
and so the fall season of our life has undeniably begun 
…and therefore needs to be celebrated! 
My children like to tease
that I sing “Happy —” [whatever] no matter what the occasion. 🙂
I’m not celebrating that we’re now alone and miss our children, 
but that our children are grown, thriving, and also missing us 
(at least a little bit, I hope!), 
even if they have been scattered on the winds of the world. 
And, wonder of wonders, 
we do have our son Daniel and his family close by us in GR.
How cool is that?!
God is good. Life is good. 
May we celebrate rainbows in the mist 
and light in the darkness, 
whether it’s a honeymoon to begin again or an eclipse of the moon in our lives. 
“At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee” (Psalm 119:62). 
(The first 3 pictures of the supermoon eclipse last night were taken
by my dear friend, Cory Snoek, and used with her blessing.
She said she didn’t need to be credited, but I think she did!!) 🙂
These last 2 were taken by my GR kids. See how cool that is? 🙂
Summer Setting 
We did not get to see the moon due to cloud cover and will not live to see the next one. Scripture ties blood moon to the ‘great and terrible day of the lord’ coming.
The Joel Passage “I will pour out my Spirit on every kind of people: Your sons will prophesy, also your daughters. Your old men will dream, your young men will see visions. I’ll even pour out my Spirit on the servants, men and women both. I’ll set wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth below: Blood and fire and billowing smoke, the sun turning black and the moon blood-red, Before the Judgment Day of God, the Day tremendous and awesome. Whoever calls, ‘Help, God!’ gets help. On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be a great rescue—just as God said. Included in the survivors are those that God calls.” (The Message)
Thank you, Ted, for sharing these awe-inspiring prophecies from God. Judgment will come, and a blood-red moon will be one of the signs of God’s judgment. How wonderful for you to remind us that God promises to help those who call on him for rescue. He is a God who hates sin but has mercy on us when we cry out to him for salvation.
It was too cloudy for us to see the Blood Moon on Sunday night but it is wonderful to see the pictures that others were able to take.
I gather that it was cloudy until extremely late. My daughter-in-law was up with the baby, but Sammy was so wiggly that she couldn’t get a good picture so ended up waking Daniel. So…the views came with long patience and quite a bit of inconvenience for those who were able to wait it out! But…what a sight it must have been!
These photos of Niagara Falls are so beautiful!! Nicely done!
Thanks! Good to hear from you. Glad all is well at your home. Are you done traveling?
We’re home this week and we finally get a vacation next week at the beach, only three hours away. And it is a REAL vacation! Nothing work-related. 🙂