Breathing Space
As I mentioned yesterday, hubby and I have been going outside each evening to work on splitting logs. And because the mosquitoes are so bad, I have been donning my own unique type of insect- repellent: my lightweight…
Insect-Repellent Rain-jacket
Each evening after dinner hubby and I have been going outside to split logs … just about the time all the mosquitoes are out and about searching for their evening dinner. We have insect repellent … two different…
Relationship Lookout
I have always been fascinated by Fire Lookout Towers. I’ve always thought it would be really cool to actually go see a Fire Lookout Tower. Yesterday, my daughter and I hiked to Heybrook Lookout. It was beyond exciting! …
Shining Like Stars
Our lily in the front flower bed is just about to bloom! I've been excitedly watching it in anticipation for weeks now! It has reminded me often of the stargazer lily which bloomed so beautifully at the house…
Bird on the Bricks
Birds are meant to fly.But if they have been hurt or injured, they are forced to land in a place which is not safe for them ... and can result in further damage unless someone comes along and…
Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #7
The Fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL. Over the course of the past week we have been considering the similarities between raging wildfires, and the raging lack of self-control we are observing in our world and in society…
Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #6
The Fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL. Last year, September 2020, saw one of the worst wildfires in Oregon state history, with the Santiam Fire. No one quite knows how the Santiam Fire started, though rumors and speculation…
Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #5
The Fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL. Words cannot describe the sound of an 80-foot-tall Western Red Cedar, Western Hemlock, or Douglas Fir snapping, splintering, and crashing to the ground!! The sound is absolutely terrifying! It sends chills…
Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #4
The Fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL. Today’s background photo was taken from an airplane, high above eastern Washington, as smoke-choked skies obstruct the view and block out the sun. Wildfires are terrible!! Not only do they devastate…
Fruit of Spirit Self-Control #3
The Fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL. In discussing the topic of SELF-CONTROL, we have been considering the irreparable damage an uncontrolled tongue can do: “The tongue is a small part of the body … Consider what a…