Jonathan Dickenson State Park, Hobe Sound, Florida
Having been warned in a dream, he (Joseph) withdrew to the district of Galilee, and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.” ~ Matthew 2:22b-23 The words “He will be called a Nazarene” are not in the Old Testament. In fact, the town itself isn’t even mentioned. My Bible footnote has the following to say about that: ‘These exact words are not found in the OT and probably refer to several OT prefigurations and/or predictions (note the plural, “prophets”) that the Messiah would be despised (Ps 22:6, Is. 53:3), for in Jesus’ day “Nazarene” was virtually a synonym for “despised” (see Jn 1:45-46).’
In addition, it’s the town Joseph and Mary were originally from. Given the circumstances of her pregnancy and people’s long memory for scandal, I’m certain it was difficult for them to return. And yet they did. I wonder what life was like for them there? It’s certainly not where, nor with whom (meaning the townspeople), we would expect God to raise His One and Only Son.
I don’t remember much about this moving day. I know it didn’t take long, and based on the pictures, it seems it wasn’t difficult and it was very scenic, but somehow I lost the notes from the trip. Without notes or pictures, I can’t remember things very well. 😊
impossible for me to remove the spots before I used the pictures.
Sebastian Inlet State Park, Melbourne Beach, Florida
It’s gonna be a beautiful stay!
What I do remember is arriving at our beautiful site and discovering that, despite having 30amp electrical service (which we already knew), the voltage was really poor, limiting our usage even more. It was hot, but we could only run once air conditioning unit at a time (we have three), and nothing else.
Times like these it’s great to be married to a former electrician! He ran a cord from the post outside through the floor by the frig so I could use either the microwave or the little toaster/air fryer/oven that sits on our counter. Yay!! Is he the best or what?!?
But it’s still pretty warm in our big tin can. Hopefully, when we can run it all day, it’ll keep the stinkin’ hot away.
We received pictures from home today! Nearly seven-year-old Harper heading off to her first dance – with her daddy. Her school sponsored a Daddy-Daughter dance, and our daughter-in-law made sure Harper’s princess dreams came true! Her daddy even went out a bought her a corsage! We haven’t been able to talk to them yet about details, but Kyle said in a text that they had a great time.
You guys look marvelous!
