Life Lessons

I am currently reading a book about war:  “On The Ground – The Secret War In Vietnam,” by John Stryker Meyer & John E. Peters.    One of the reasons I am enjoying this book so much is because…

I am currently reading a book about war:  “On The Ground – The Secret War In Vietnam,” by John Stryker Meyer & John E. Peters.   This book is the authors’ personal memoir of their experiences in Vietnam, as…

I was gazing out at the Big Leaf Maple this morning  …  in awe of how the morning sun was highlighting the leaves with a striking brilliance!    And a devotional I had read popped into my mind.   From:…

My son sent me this photo for the blog  …  of pinecones all lined up in a row on the parking curbs at his apartment complex.   Obviously, the pinecones had been strewn throughout the landscape  …  and most…

Today’s blog post and accompanying background photo is from my daughter. Here is what she shared:   This falls (Deception Falls) I visited yesterday.   Deception Falls is usually rather docile, but when the snow melts in the mountains, it becomes…

This past week Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge in Olympic National Park burned to the ground.  This is so sad!  My family and I have many happy memories at the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge!    In fact, we were just…

This week in the Daily Audio Bible reading, God gave me a “surprise blessing” of something I had never seen before.   (I love it when that happens!)   When it comes to the account of Jesus’s betrayal and arrest…