Lighthouses can be found all around the world. No matter where they have been erected, their primary purpose is to serve as navigational aids, warning mariners of hazards like rocky coastlines and reefs, and guiding vessels safely into and out of harbors. For that reason, they are usually located in the midst of or near … Continue reading Beside Still Waters
Encouragement
Tell Your Story
“Lighthouses are not just stone, brick, metal, and glass. There’s a human story at every lighthouse; that’s the story I want to tell.” - Elinor Dewire. One of the things I have discovered as I look back at most of my blog posts is that every lighthouse has a story to tell. Not all of them … Continue reading Tell Your Story
Even if just one!
Many of my devotions include architectural details and/or historical accounts of the lighthouses that inspired them. Others have no factual background, just pondering thoughts that came to my heart as a result of the image I came across. The one above is one of those. I have no clue whatsoever where this lighthouse is located, … Continue reading Even if just one!
The Bond of Sisterhood
In 1836, Congress paid $6,549 to have three 15-foot masonry towers built along the shore of Eastham, Massachusetts (Cape Cod Region). Originally known as the Nauset Lights, they quickly gained the nickname "The Three Sisters" because from afar, they looked like women dressed in white dresses with black hats. For almost fifty five years, the … Continue reading The Bond of Sisterhood
Connect-Disconnect-Reconnect
There are quite a few lighthouses built on remote islands and cays. When I came across the above image, I was immediately transported to it in mind and spirit. This looks like the perfect place to escape from it all, don't you think? Unless, of course, you suffer from aquaphobia (fear of any source of … Continue reading Connect-Disconnect-Reconnect
What Else Does Your Light Convey?
This functional baseball bat-shaped beacon is known as the Chirma Hang "Baseball" Lighthouse and it is located in Busan, South Korea. It, along along with a sculpture of a ball and a glove, was built to symbolize the importance of baseball to Busan and to commemorate Korea’s first ever gold medal in Olympic baseball at the … Continue reading What Else Does Your Light Convey?
You Lift Me Up!
Do you have a bucket list? I do. Of course, it includes visiting what I consider to be some of the most awe-inspiring lighthouses in the world, but it also includes riding on a hot air balloon! Hot air ballooning is a worldwide fun and memorable activity for the entire family. There are over 20 … Continue reading You Lift Me Up!
The Narrow Road is Also Curvy
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."-Matthew 7:13,14 Pictured above is the Cies Lighthouse. It was built between 1851 and 1853 … Continue reading The Narrow Road is Also Curvy
Hold On to Memories
Take the ones you loveAnd hold them close because there is little timeAnd don't let it break your heartI know it feels hopeless sometimesBut they're never really goneAs long as there's a memory in your mind"Hold On to Memories" - Song by Disturbed Lighthouses were built to last. They were made to withstand the fiercest … Continue reading Hold On to Memories
Unstable and Fruitless
Pictured above is the Orfordness Lighthouse located on Orford Ness, in Suffolk, England. The 98 ft. brick tower was completed in 1792. Unfortunately, as with many other lighthouses built close to coastal waters, it slowly succumbed to the encroaching sea. Over the years, the shoreline was brought only a few feet from the lighthouse itself. … Continue reading Unstable and Fruitless
Lighthouse Devotions 
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