God made me!
"You created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." "My frame was not hidden from…
Sunday afternoon berry-picking
Bright and early Saturday morning hubby and I were cruising down the valley headed to our Forestry Field Day event. As we drove past the U-Pick Raspberry farm we were startled to notice the parking area was already…
Christmas in July!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at our house! Around this time every year I wind up doing most of our Christmas shopping.Hence, this week boxes have been showing up on our front porch with exciting…
You are God’s special piece of artwork!
Recently my daughter gave me the most wonderful gift ... a "basket" carved out of a single piece of wood. Isn't it fantastic! I love baskets ... particularly baskets which are pieces of artwork. The wooden carved "basket"…
All rivers flow west
For the July 4th holiday, hubby and I and our daughter, drove over the mountains to central Washington for a few days. The eastern side of our state is a lot different than the western side of the…
What’s in your cup?
Hubby and I were feeling celebratory for July 4th, so we decided to go get a fancy dessert from the grocery store. Usually when we go get a special dessert treat from the grocery store it is always…
Pretend I’m a tree!
Tonight is our forestry class … and since it happens to fall on Halloween, we’re having a class party! How exciting! Our forestry professor told us several weeks ago that he already had his costume picked out. I…
You’re beautiful no matter what!
Much to my surprise, there are still wildflowers blooming, from the wildflower seeds I planted this past spring. I wandered over to check them out, and was immediately struck with this little wildflower right here. I found it…
God loves you exactly the way you are!
This was the first year we have ever had a watermelon harvest! I was so excited! Here you can see our watermelon harvest, alongside our September strawberries. When my son first saw this photo, he automatically assumed the…
Be who God made you to be … right here, in this season!
The strawberries are blooming!? … and producing!? What!?! In September?!? Strawberries aren’t supposed to bloom and produce in September! Everybody knows that! Strawberries are supposed to bloom and produce in June! I remember that last year these strawberries…