Storing Up Offenses
After a month and a half of hard work, hubby and I have finally finished our log-splitting project! Whoo-Hoo! I was standing in awe, gazing at all the neatly stacked wood in the woodshed, when it occurred to…
Thought Zapper!
Hubby and I have recently discovered a brilliant item to help us in our log-splitting efforts … an electronic bug-zapper “tennis racket.” You put batteries in the handle, then when you press a small button on the side…
Their trail is more epic than mine
Coming back down the Park Butte Lookout Trail, hubby and I passed multiple groups headed up to summit Mt. Baker. Their enormous backpacks were spilling over with ice picks, helmets, and crampons. Hubby and I had no idea…
Backpack full of rocks
When it comes to having a relationship with a high-controlling individual … there is a lot of loss in the relationship. The high-controlling individual will only travel the relational path if it is according to their plan and…
Meander through the meadows
The Park Butte Lookout Trail crosses several high alpine meadows. At various times in the past, hikers have abandoned the trail to meander through the meadows … leaving traces of vague paths which crisscross the meadows here and…
Keys to Relationship – Attitude!
Our lily in the front flowerbed is blooming! It so beautiful … and so fragrant! Far across the front drive, where hubby and I are working splitting logs, we catch the lily’s fragrant scent … wafting on the…
Keys to Relationship – Flow with the rhythm
A relationship is like a dance. Much like driving a car is a “dance with humanity.” When you are driving around town, you are not entirely in control. For sure you are in control of your own vehicle. …
Keys to Relationship – Value the other person
I had just written yesterday’s blog post about “Keys to Relationship – Be caring” when hubby came home from work with a gift given to him by his co-worker. This gift was the Buddha pictured in the background…
Keys to Relationship – Be caring
Being in relationship with someone means traveling the path of life alongside with them. Life’s path is not easy. Life’s path is oftentimes difficult! There are long hard uphill climbs! The path is often uneven and rocky! The…
Keys to Relationship – Be considerate
The stretch of meadow in today’s background photo was particularly beset by mosquitoes, enormous flies, and all manner of obnoxious flying pests. As hubby and I hiked across this stretch (which was obviously used for camping in the…