Take A Closer Look It was one of the most stressful times in my life, not one I would ever want to repeat. My stomach was twisted in knots and I broke out in an angry red rash. I tried hard not to touch my neck, the rawest most inflamed. It itched like mad so …
Garbage Exchanged for Feathers As a preteen, the annual fundraiser for our Pathfinder club was a garbathon. Even before the snow completely melted we began collecting pledges to pick up garbage along a four-mile stretch of road that connected our communities. Besides learning a lesson in hard work, you can be sure that not one of us …
Pumpkin Pie and Baked Squash It was Thanksgiving morning. With family spread far and wide our celebration would be nothing big, but nonetheless important. Being a household of multiple dietary needs, I set out to make double of nearly everything. No one was going to be left out this year! Pumpkin pie is my husband’s favorite and the first thing I …
All is Well Eight years ago (in faith) we packed our cabinet shop equipment and what household belongings that would fit into our work truck and moved from Northern Canada to the United States where we purchased property and built a cabinet shop and a house. In faith we had sold our home and made …
Cobwebs or Rainbows? It was Friday evening. The house was tidy, the floors were mopped and the carpet was vacuumed. The soft over-the-counter lighting illuminated a beautiful lattice topped pie. It was a magazine perfect moment! Although the house looked peaceful, my heart was in turmoil. Not once, not twice, but three times that afternoon …
Worry Praying or Trust? Have you ever worried prayed? You know you are to take it to God, but you stay up all night “worry praying.” I’m not saying there isn’t a time to pray through the night, that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about when you are overcome with worry. You pray …
Time For The Wedding There is a song we used to sing as children, that was based on Jesus’ parable of the wedding feast (Luke 14). Many of you may have sung it. “I cannot come to the banquet, don’t trouble me now.I have married a wife; I have bought me a cow.I have fields …
Is Your GPS Turned On? I’m a small town girl. I lived most of my life in a remote community with one flashing pedestrian light that was seldom used. When we moved to Oregon I was overwhelmed and didn’t drive for the first two months. Seven years later my driving skills have adapted, however when …
What Are You Doing God? Did I Hear You Right? After a long series of faith building events, we sold everything except my husband’s tools and a few personal effects. We took what would fit in our work truck and car, and said good-bye to the town and country I had called home for nearly …
I have to be honest, yesterday was a bad day for me. Instead of lightening the rules, the rules have become more restrictive. Our world is in chaos, nothing is consistent, and nothing is normal. There are as many changes and rules as there are people. I felt claustrophobic and trapped. I wanted to run …