When It's Autumn in Montana....

... it is time to make a visit to meet the newest addition to the family.

And while there, visit a lovely park and photograph the autumn leaves.

Behold, All Things are Made New

Why does this happen every new year?  

Everyone is all eager to plan things.....

to set goals.....to improve themselves.....

Like.....

The Promise Was...

For unto us a Child is born. 

 Unto us a Son is given.

Words of the prophet Isaiah.  

Words sung in Handel's Messiah. 

Words printed on Christmas cards.

Words for a Nation in darkness.....

Promise to a World in despair......

Death Sentence Commuted

I am currently doing genealogy research 

for a cousin. 

 He wanted to find out two things:

Was his grandfather murdered in 1922 

as he'd always been told?

The Perils of Procrastination

Well, I promised this post to my

 friends on Facebook.

Back in May. 

Anybody Here Wanna Live Forever?

"Say, I do."

"Why Do You Call Me Good?" ~ Pondering Good Friday

All this week I have heard and read glimpses of the phrase, 

"This is Holy Week." 

My week did not seem so holy. 

Do You Have Your Passport?

Passports.

They are the documents needed to enter and exit other countries including your own. 
They are prized by thieves and forged by those who would do evil. A little history of passports can be found here. 

I have copies of 1907 & 1908 passport applications of the woman and her granddaughter who first lived in this house . 

She was escorting her granddaughter to England for her upcoming marriage. 

Unfortunately for me, there were no photographs required then so I only have a written description which takes a bit of deciphering for the novice genealogist.