On Trust and Sparrows - Missoula, Montana

Our little feathered dinner guest seemed to share my tendency to "trust but verify", flitting repeatedly out of camera range until this captured moment. But I am regularly provoked beyond my skeptical comfort zone by intersect with those who have weathered life storms infinitely more perilous than my comparative squalls. And so the following quote reminds me again of the One Who is both deserving of our trust and not afraid of our questions. I hope you too are heartened this day in the midst of so much that is uncertain. (& maybe that line about "His eeeeeye is ooooonnnnn the sparrow...." is stuck in your head, too. Sing it, Mahalia.)

“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”

- Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983)

Unfiltered Joy - Missoula, Montana

O!My!Gosh! Among authors, I gush over Craig Johnson. And for guitarists, I will unashamedly gush about The Best Husband Ever - and also for Jonny Lang and his fabulous band, who incredibly rocked Missoula's historic Wilma Theatre Monday night, along with stellar front band, Runaway Saints. The Wilma's classic concert hall was graced many, many years ago by another blues/Gospel great, the amazing Mahalia Jackson. I am inspired by their unfiltered joy.

Wilma Theatre at Night, Missoula, Montana

The Wilma Theatre in Missoula, Montana, lays claim to varied performers, from Mahalia Jackson to Lyle Lovett (with an honourable mention to Patrolled by Radar, who opened for Taj Mahal in 2011) & everything in between or beyond.
If you make it inside for a movie or live performance, be sure to head upstairs to the balcony & take a closer look at the gloriously hand-painted ceiling.
An interesting fact from the building’s history is that it originally had a swimming pool in the lowest level, now home to the tasteful Scotty’s Table.