Yesterday, our family had a nice day at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens. It’s one of our favorite places to go walking. The weather was absolutely beautiful. We walked around exploring. I’m thrilled that my kids enjoy creation so much.

Then Debbie and I read some Scripture to the kids and I prayed. Deb picked two Scripture passages for us to read — Romans 8 and Psalm 96. Romans 8 speaks of creation’s renewal and Psalm 96 depicts creation rejoicing in anticipation of Yahweh’s return as judge.

We also took a lot of photos. The colors were so vibrant as we’re transitioning into the fall. And we got some cool shots of spiders, lizards and insects.

You can check out our photos on missionalstew.com.