Dormant … but not dead

Dormant … but not dead

Every summer the grass in the Pacific Northwest goes dormant … as you can see from the background photo.  Our 9-10 months of continual constant rainy drizzle finally ceases (this year it didn’t cease until the end of…
Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface

Back in February we picked up four small raspberry cane starts.  You know … one of those spur-of-the-moment purchases as you are walking into Home Depot … because you have the mid-winter doldrums, and you think that if…
The Hope of New Life

The Hope of New Life

When we moved into our home a couple of years ago, there existed underneath the back deck a small bird’s nest.  It was built high in a protected corner and served as home for many little bird babies…
Don’t Give up Hope

Don’t Give up Hope

It had not even been a week and the tomato sprouts were poking their little green heads up out of the soil.  Right at two weeks the watermelon and cantaloupe seeds all made their appearance in grand fashion.…
Fruit of Spirit Gentleness #6

Fruit of Spirit Gentleness #6

The Fruit of the Spirit is GENTLENESS. We have been pondering the crushing we each experience in our daily workplace interactions.  It is hard to be crushed each day at work.  Jesus knows what it feels like to…
Fruit of Spirit Gentleness #3

Fruit of Spirit Gentleness #3

The Fruit of the Spirit is GENTLENESS. Our background photo for today shows a new day dawning, during an early-morning work commute across Lake Washington.  Have you ever considered the fact that day comes GENTLY?   God doesn’t instantaneously…
How can I have peace?

How can I have peace?

Our world is a stormy mess! Mental storms! Emotional storms! Relational storms! Political storms! Economic storms!Mental health is a stormy mess!Emotional health is a stormy mess!Relationships are splintered and broken! Anger ... disappointment ... betrayal ... hurt ...…
How can I have hope??

How can I have hope??

The candle in today’s background photo represents each of our lives.Just as breezes will naturally blow, causing the little candle’s flame to flicker, so also breezes of difficulties will inevitably blow across our lives, causing our flame to…