Love warns!

Love warns!

Here you can Cape Disappointment Light, perched high on a bluff overlooking where the Columbia River empties into the Pacific Ocean.  This area is known as the “Graveyard of the Pacific” because there have been so many shipwrecks here!  The ever-shifting…
Sometimes love feels lonely.

Sometimes love feels lonely.

Sometimes love feels lonely.  In the photo below you can see Heceta Head Light perched high on a bluff across the way.  Or … can you see it??   If you look closely at the very center of the photo, you can…
Love is rock-solid!

Love is rock-solid!

Love is rock solid.  Love stands firm through any storm.  Love says – “I’ll be here!” when those most dear to us head out to face the rough stormy seas of life each day.   Love says – “I’ll be here…
My helper …

My helper …

I spent all day with my friend down at the hospital yesterday.  It was a full day of going from appointment, to appointment, to appointment, etc. … .   Neither my friend nor I were familiar with this hospital.  …
How the mighty fall!

How the mighty fall!

The tree crew showed up this morning! The trees we need them to take out are so dead and compromised it's not safe to climb them. They decided instead to fell the tree in its entirety. There are…
Songs of the Morning

Songs of the Morning

I had the coolest experience this morning!   I was sitting at the dining room table sipping my hot coco for breakfast as the sun was creeping up over the Cascades Mountains.   The birds were singing their joyful morning…
Sunny delights!

Sunny delights!

The sun came out this week! It was amazing! I have been in desperate need of some sunshine. I do believe I have been going through "sun withdrawals."I carried my taco soup out to the back deck and…
Trading Anxiety for Peace

Trading Anxiety for Peace

“Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer.  From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint;  lead me to the rock that is higher than I.  For you…
Inner Peace!

Inner Peace!

I showed up at church this past Sunday and my kids surprised me by handing me a bag of “Inner Peas.”  (Haha!)  Very clever! They had picked it up when they were shopping because they knew I would…