Relationships

Last Friday evening hubby and I were headed up to Worship Night at church.    As we drove across the wide broad Sammamish Valley there were hundreds upon thousands of birds getting ready to head south!    The tilled farm…

I have in my home a cold-box.    The former owners actually built the house.    And one custom item which they specially built into the house was a cold-box.    Here you can see our cold-box.    It is basically just…

This past summer, hubby and I, along with our two kids, were able to travel to a small island in the North Atlantic.    This small unassuming island is a place of amazing, jaw-dropping beauty!   Throughout the years, this…

A few weeks ago hubby and I had our septic system pumped.    Regular maintenance of a septic system recommends having it pumped every 5 years.    This summer was the time to do such a thing.   Here you can…

A thunderstorm moved through the area last night.    It never thunders here  …  so it was particularly impactful listening to the power of the thunder rumbling throughout the skies!    The downpour was intense!    Around the time the sun…

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me;   Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”  - Psalm 23:4   Have you ever had the…

The UPS truck showed up and deposited a box on my front porch.    I wasn’t expecting anything.    I wondered what it could be.   I stepped out onto the front porch to retrieve the box and noticed that it…

Yesterday’s blog post was about how parenting is similar to being a “soaker hose”  …  as we faithfully and continually “pour out” for our kids  …  so that they, in turn, can be a “soaker hose” to “pour…

Hubby and I recently set up a soaker hose in the garden.    We have it on a timer, and every morning the soaker hose comes on and does its thing.    As a result, the garden is healthy and…