Psalm 63

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

1 O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.

3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.

4 I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.

5 My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

6 On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.

7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

8 My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.

9 They who seek my life will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth.

10 They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals.

11 But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God's name will praise him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced.

August Art Exhibit

Although this photo does not really do it justice this month´s art exhibit in the cafe has been one of my favorite so far. It is a collection of photos from around Galicia by a local artist. The ones on the right with the white mats and light colored frames demonstrate the what the artist see as good. It is a collection of photos of local wildlife and nature. The photos on the left side with black frames and mats demonstratesomee of the things in Galicia that the artist has captures on film which show bad or evil. They are various photos of industry, fires, oil spills or nature in jeopardy.

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How rich are you?

Go here to find out where your salary ranks in the world. You may be shocked!

Do Christians doubt enough???

I just read a great article by IMonk about Christian doubt. If you ever find yourself doubting Christianity, then check it out. If you never find yourself doubting Christianity, it wouldn´t hurt to check it out as well.

Fires in Galicia

Almost every summer Galicia is plagued with forest fires. Right now there are over one hundred fires burning in Galicia. These photos are taken from near my house. Monte Pedroso has been on fire for a couple of days and fire fighting teams are using planes, helicopters and anything at their disposal to get these fires under control. You can read more about it in the local paper or if you don´t understand Spanish you can flip through the photo albums. Also there is an article here in BBC

More Photos

We are home now and I have posted some more photos in our Family Album.

Some photos

Welcome to the Family Eden!

Eden Olivia Swain was born at 6:45am this morning August 3, 2006 in Santiago de Compostela. She weighs 3.675 Kg (8.1 lbs.) and one of the nurses affectionately called her “gordita” (little fat one) all morning. We chose Eden because it reminds us of the way things in life “should be”. Olivia means “peace”. Lori labored at home a little and then we made our way to the hospital around 5:30 am. Once we were at the hospital everything happened very quickly. The doctor said Lori was a veteran and that he hardly needed to be there. Both Eden and Lori are doing well! Thank you all for your prayers.

(photos to come)