Daily Blessing -

God blesses generosity.

Yesterday’s blog post pondered God’s promise to us that: God blesses kindness. “Blessed is the person who is kind to the needy.” - Proverbs 14:21b Today’s thought to ponder is God’s promise to us that: God blesses generosity. …

August 12, 2026How to be blessed

God blesses kindness.

“Blessed is the person who is kind to the needy.” - Proverbs 14:21bGod blesses kindness. Who in your life needs a hug today?Who in your life needs some encouragement today?Who in your life needs your prayers today?Who in…

August 11, 2026How to be blessed

I am blessed when I live righteously.

We would all like to be blessed. In fact, we all would like to receive a blessing - daily - from God. How do we do this?? How can we receive a blessing - daily - from God?? …

August 10, 2026How to be blessed

“Telephoto zoom lens” for life!

Hubby and I were hiking up at Sunrise (the northeastern flank of Mt. Rainier). As we were coming back down this trail here, the people who were hiking up excitedly stopped to tell us there were mountain goats…

August 9, 2026How to be blessed

I am blessed when I seek wisdom from God.

The title of this blog is – “Daily Blessing.” Naturally we all think, “I would like to be blessed. How can I be blessed?” The Bible has a lot to say about how we can be blessed.“Blessed is…

August 8, 2026How to be blessed

Rejoice! … for the beloved cat has been found!

I was sitting here at my dining table working on the computer – with the outside temps climbing up into the 90’s* F – when my driveway Ring started going off. “Boing!” “Boing!” “Boing!” “Boing!” What on earth…

August 7, 2026Lessons from the forest

42 cents savings …

Our power company is having a “Power Savings” event today from 4pm-8pm. Game on!I better get my laundry done before 4pm! I better get dinner ready-to-go and in the crockpot before 4pm! I better make sure my…

August 6, 2026Life Lessons

What are we breathing?

With all the wildfire smoke in the air I look across my backyard and everything is a haze of smoke. I can’t see the blue sky … only a haze of smoke. I can’t see the Cascade Mountains…

August 5, 2026Life Lessons

Blessings in the season of orange (aka: “smoke season”)

Once more this morning the sun came up a fiery ball of red-orange through the smoke. Overnight the smoke from the eastern part of my state wafted westward and was broken up by the peaks and valleys of…

August 4, 2026Gratitude

Renewed day-by-day

As I was out this morning picking blackberries, everything was an abnormal stillness as smoke hung heavy in the air and the light of the sun was an abnormal orange-y-yellowish (due to all the wildfire smoke from eastern…

August 3, 2026Life Lessons