All these Kochia will turn gloriously red soon! (Usually in mid-October!)😍 . “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:” Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV Photo Credits: Fan [Thank you so much, Fan!] This is my Chinese guide, Fan, from my HIS Tour: #wait #patience #nature #grace #season #flowers #love…
Author: Karen E. Young
Sharing the journey of fumbling my way to pleasing Jesus as His follower, as a wife, mother, businesswoman/ entrepreneur, cook/baker, employer, writer, occasional singer, lifelong learner, and aspiring dancer.
Lake Ashi, Hakone
Lake Ashi. . You lead me beside quiet waters P.s. 23:2 . . #lakeashi #nature #outdoors #boat #cruise #ride #explore #trip #japan #adventure #wanderlust #travel #travelgram #travelling #igtravel #instatravel #calm #watercolor #rest #relax #mountain #view
Pear and Chestnut Picking
Gained a better appreciation for each chestnut bite. Even with gloves, the chestnut 🌰 husks are too prickly. We just picked the ripe ones that already fell to the ground. Pears came early this year so the trees were not fruit-laden. The boss explained how dependent farming is on nature [and for me, as with…
Autumn in Hakone
Autumn in Hakone 😍 . Loving the bronze, ochre, gold, copper, russets, amber, crimson in autumn leaves! Lack (of chlorophyll from shorter sun shine) and Interruption cause this beauty. Are you experiencing a lack or interruption in your life? Beauty might just come out of it! . . . . . #autumn #leaves #nature #art…
Mt. Fuji Visit
Can a vehicular accident be a blessing? . This morning (a rainy day), a car bumped our tour vehicle which caused an hour’s delay. Norie-san, our tour guide as well as Driver-san each had to call their office and then wait for the police. We had to move to a rest area for a safer…
Sweet Suite
When reception said they would upgrade us if a suite became available (for returning after a long time), I thought, “Nice idea💐,” but didn’t put any hope in it. Very little odds probably. . But on our last 24 hours, they said, “We have a suite for you!” 👏🌈🤗And even though we would have little…
Tokyo Traveler
Goodnight, Tokyo! ❤️ . Have been seeing more images of the devastation in Indonesia from the tsunami/ earthquake and just in the recent weeks, damage in Osaka, Hokkaido, Hongkong, The Carolinas, Taiwan, the Philippines. Realising how we are no match for nature and how everything that’s wonderful as we appreciate it can be gone in…
Aki’s Discovery
Last February on my last trip to the US, I happened to get some blue decorations at Michael’s without knowing specifically what occasion I would use it for. In April, Aki discovered she had conceived in March and several weeks ago, she discovered she would have a baby boy! Over the weekend through yesterday, Joi…
Rejoice Even In Trial
Have you been challenged to feel joyful? The apostle Paul went beyond “Be Joyful” to emphatically “Rejoice” Even In Trial! . This man who faced danger and death repeatedly, hunger, cold, wrote to encourage people who were free while he was a captive in a Roman prison (opposed, alone, imprisoned not for harming others but…
Don Moen Philippines 2018 Concert
Need a REFRESH button right about now? Leave your toxins at a Don Moen concert! The Dove Award songwriter (God Will Make A Way, among his famous songs) returns to the Philippines with a message of hope through music. In this interview, he speaks encouragement thru music, using your gifts in whatever field you are…
BUTTERFLY IN THE SPRING 