The power of rewards!
I’m fascinated by the power of rewards. If you’ve followed the blog much at all you will know that I love to take photos of slugs, and snails, and mushrooms, and flowers, and tree leaves, etc. … Last…
I will not be afraid.
I never cease to be amazed by God’s protection and care for what He has made. For example … slugs. I don’t even like slugs. Or should I say, I have never before liked slugs. I’m slowly changing…
The world is falling apart!
All throughout our neighborhood the Alders are dying and falling down. It’s especially bad whenever we have a windstorm or when the snowfall is heavy in winter. Alders come crashing down in a messy disaster all across the…
Bobcat!
I was sitting here on my front porch typing up devotionals for my precious little friends up in Alaska. When out of the corner of my eye I saw cat paws. (didn't hear a sound ... just delicate…
How do I pray??
The disciples asked Jesus: “Lord, teach us to pray.” Perhaps you too have wondered this same question: “How do I pray??” Today’s blog post is a peek into my own prayer life. My daughter is boarding a plane…
You’re gonna have to work for it!
Whenever I pass by the kitchen sink and glance out my kitchen window … out in the forest a little chipmunk is busy at work! Scampering here! Scampering there! Up the stump! Down the stump! Back up the…
Scars … on the “trunk” of your life
We all go through hard times in our life. Painful, intensely difficult seasons. Things which rip huge pieces out of who we are. Here you can see a Bigleaf maple tree at the back edge of our yard. …
“Fluff-puff seeds” … carried on the breeze!
My backyard is nothing but little white puffs of cottonwood fluff … all floating sideways across my backyard … like a fluff-puff “river” in the air. It’s impossible to capture it with my camera. With my eye I…
Cottonwood “puff” fluff
The Cottonwood trees are starting to “puff” everywhere. I have been wondering for the past few weeks when they would start sending out their “puffs” of white fluff all over the place. Yesterday afternoon, I noticed the very…
Circles in the sky
I was outside working in the yard when my attention was caught by two mighty birds of prey riding circles high in the sky … in a beautiful dance together. It was captivating! I had never seen anything…