Time for a change of post. This is a lily from my garden of last summer. They are hardly out of the ground yet this spring. I was looking for a peaceful picture to go with this post and this is what I came up with.

This has been a week of a major crisis in the family and those who know us best have heard about it.

Here are some of the thoughts that the Lord gave me during the initial shock and since then as comfort and encouragement.

Isaiah 26:3 "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee."
With a meditation WORTHY DEVOTIONS from Dec. 19, 2008 called GO DOWN. ( It happened to be posted on a daily bulletin of a Christian school on Mon. May 25). It was about the captain of a submarine who was unaware of the storm on the surface of the ocean because in the deep water it was calm.

"..He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul..." Psalm 23:2 & 3.

"Peace be still" Mark 4:39

"Be still and know that I am God" Psalm 46:10

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not on thine own understanding...." Proverbs 3:5

Excursion to Narcisse Snake Dens

The largest natural garter snake dens in the world are located in Manitoba. Believe it or not we the Zimmermanns had never taken the time to go visit them before this week.

Due to some folks having hang-ups about snakes we kept our excursion as a mystery from our guests until we arrived there. T. went along on this outing as well as John, Ruth, Hannah & Joanna.

It was a pleasant warm sunny day so the wild life was active. The best time to view them is in May when they first leave the dens or in Sept./Oct. when they return.

T.'s first contact with a snake was while he was riding Opa's shoulders. After the first touch there was nothing frightening about them for T. Opa and T. went "fishing" down the side of the walkway to get a snake to hold.

Cousin Joanna was brave enough to hold a snake.

There are four principal den areas but we visited only three different ones then went back to the parking area where there were picnic tables and we had our lunch there.