We will be heading from Seattle to DC to stay with family for a few weeks. And later in the summer to Oregon to visit the family farm during cherry harvest :)
Thank you for sharing! I have never heard of Saarland, and now I'd love to visit. I love stained glass. Our small, mid-century church has quite a few remarkable stained glass windows, and I love sitting in the pews at different times of day to see how the glass interplays with light. My favorite window is in an overlooked place, tucked in the corner at the foot of the stairs leading to the choir loft. Our church choir is traveling to Italy in three weeks to participate in a choral event featuring the music of Elaine Hagenberg. We'll also be singing at the Vatican. Our choir has lots of younger members, and this will be the first trip abroad for many of them. Please hold us in prayer for safe travel. Our family will also spend a week together in a beach house in Carlsbad, CA, and I also have a trip planned for the end of summer to visit my daughter in Portland, one of my favorite cities. Have a wonderful summer, Jeff!
Larry and I recently returned from a Viking riverboat cruise on the Rhine. We, too, visited some awe-inspiring churches with wonder-filled stained glass windows. The cell phone is filled with photos! Joy!!
Thank you for this beauty! I’ll be in upstate NY with grandchildren and family, in Nova Scotia for a September road trip.
Please pray for our congregation and sr pastor, Anna. She has announced her retirement at the end of the year and we’ve been through a lot of change in pastoral staff the last five years. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing. What beauty! After meeting college girlfriends for a few days in Minnesota and a visit back to Minnesota to bring my dad to a Dr appointment … we will travel to Cape Cod from Iowa to see our daughter and her two foster littles that live there. Our Iowa daughter’s family will be there the same time. 🥰 Currently pretending I’m at the beach! Always prayers for my 93yo dad and myself as we work together to have the best life available to him. He’s still living independently at home and also dealing with health issues.
Ja, ja, ja, wonderful glass. Remarkable and daring that your favourite window should have brown! Notice that in all the examples, the glass is purely mosaic, each piece being a discrete colour, harking back to medieval glass, the only adjustment being the shading within the colour. Allowing light and glass to do their own work, instead of trying to imitate backlit paintings.
The joy you experienced from these stunning windows was spread through your writing--thank you! I am so pleased to learn about Prof. Georg Meistermann.
Jerry and I are heading soon for a simple resort near Alexandria, MN where we bike, fish, run, and grill--pretty much live outside and are renewed by nature.
Danke for sharing your visit to Saarbrücken with us! Next time I go to Germany to visit family, I will have to include a day trip to Saarbrücken! This weekend I’ll be going to Niagara Falls (the Canadian side - I live near Hamilton, Ontario) with a family member visiting from Germany! Tschüss (2 x s at the end!) und Gottes Segen (and God’s blessings)
Your postcard from Germany was an unexpected delight for us readers! I'm absolutely smitten with those modern stain glass windows now, and Meistermann's art. Reminds me of modern quilts (which I admire but do not make). Your gift of sharing this unexpected beauty made me smile and compell to me make a little comment - it mattered - bringing grace to all of us readers, where ever we find ourselves. My upcoming trip will be to Winnipeg to visit with my best girl friends from University for 20 years!
We will be heading from Seattle to DC to stay with family for a few weeks. And later in the summer to Oregon to visit the family farm during cherry harvest :)
Your writing brings me to where you’re experiencing unexpected joy and grace. Thank you
Thank you for sharing! I have never heard of Saarland, and now I'd love to visit. I love stained glass. Our small, mid-century church has quite a few remarkable stained glass windows, and I love sitting in the pews at different times of day to see how the glass interplays with light. My favorite window is in an overlooked place, tucked in the corner at the foot of the stairs leading to the choir loft. Our church choir is traveling to Italy in three weeks to participate in a choral event featuring the music of Elaine Hagenberg. We'll also be singing at the Vatican. Our choir has lots of younger members, and this will be the first trip abroad for many of them. Please hold us in prayer for safe travel. Our family will also spend a week together in a beach house in Carlsbad, CA, and I also have a trip planned for the end of summer to visit my daughter in Portland, one of my favorite cities. Have a wonderful summer, Jeff!
Larry and I recently returned from a Viking riverboat cruise on the Rhine. We, too, visited some awe-inspiring churches with wonder-filled stained glass windows. The cell phone is filled with photos! Joy!!
Thank you for this beauty! I’ll be in upstate NY with grandchildren and family, in Nova Scotia for a September road trip.
Please pray for our congregation and sr pastor, Anna. She has announced her retirement at the end of the year and we’ve been through a lot of change in pastoral staff the last five years. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing. What beauty! After meeting college girlfriends for a few days in Minnesota and a visit back to Minnesota to bring my dad to a Dr appointment … we will travel to Cape Cod from Iowa to see our daughter and her two foster littles that live there. Our Iowa daughter’s family will be there the same time. 🥰 Currently pretending I’m at the beach! Always prayers for my 93yo dad and myself as we work together to have the best life available to him. He’s still living independently at home and also dealing with health issues.
Welcome to Germany! I hope you continue to enjoy your time here!
Beautiful post!
We will be going to Palouse Falls, Winthrop, Cle Elum here in Washington and then Yellowstone and Grand Tetons. We’re celebrating our 50th!
Thanks for teaching me about an artist I hadn't heard of. There is so much beauty out there, if we know where to look.
I will be driving from my home in Dallas to visit a friend in Mears, Michigan in June.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful and magnificent discovery.
Ja, ja, ja, wonderful glass. Remarkable and daring that your favourite window should have brown! Notice that in all the examples, the glass is purely mosaic, each piece being a discrete colour, harking back to medieval glass, the only adjustment being the shading within the colour. Allowing light and glass to do their own work, instead of trying to imitate backlit paintings.
Thank you for this beautiful post! It made my day and reminded me of beauty and grace, 2 things which I desperately need in my life at the moment.
The joy you experienced from these stunning windows was spread through your writing--thank you! I am so pleased to learn about Prof. Georg Meistermann.
Jerry and I are heading soon for a simple resort near Alexandria, MN where we bike, fish, run, and grill--pretty much live outside and are renewed by nature.
Thank you for the Meisterman education! Wonderful!
Danke for sharing your visit to Saarbrücken with us! Next time I go to Germany to visit family, I will have to include a day trip to Saarbrücken! This weekend I’ll be going to Niagara Falls (the Canadian side - I live near Hamilton, Ontario) with a family member visiting from Germany! Tschüss (2 x s at the end!) und Gottes Segen (and God’s blessings)
Your postcard from Germany was an unexpected delight for us readers! I'm absolutely smitten with those modern stain glass windows now, and Meistermann's art. Reminds me of modern quilts (which I admire but do not make). Your gift of sharing this unexpected beauty made me smile and compell to me make a little comment - it mattered - bringing grace to all of us readers, where ever we find ourselves. My upcoming trip will be to Winnipeg to visit with my best girl friends from University for 20 years!