Your life is a gift!
The candle in today’s background photo was a gift … a gift of love from my daughter. So also, God has given the world a gift of Love ... God has given His own Son, Jesus! When we…
How do I forgive?
Deception Pass is a very dangerous area. Roiling eddies can catch the unsuspecting in spins, dragging them off course. The same is true with Satan’s deception. Oftentimes, we are caught off guard by hurtful words or actions from…
Upside Down!
Life is hard. The water droplet here on the cedar branch represents our tears. If you look closely, you will notice that the reflection of the surrounding scenery & road in the teardrop is upside down. Isn’t that…
Can anyone even see the light at all??
Perched on a lonely outcropping of rock … shrouded in fog … a biting wind relentlessly blowing in from off the Pacific … a cold rain pelting down! Is the light from the lighthouse even visible? Can anyone…
Goldfish Friends
My daughter's little goldfish are such good pet friends.They're always happy to see me whenever I walk in.If my coming is becauseI bring freshly laundered clothes,they always get excited, swimming wildly to and fro.It really is quite sillyto…
Love takes work! Love takes effort!
LOVE takes work. LOVE takes effort! The lightkeepers of the lighthouses had to be vigilant to keep the glass panes clean. They had to be vigilant to keep the prisms & brass of the Fresnel lens sparkling and…
I feel so far away
There is a lot of hate everywhere in the world around us. Everywhere we look we see hatred. The lighthouse in today’s background photo is far, far away. (Destruction Island Light, off the WA coast) This is what…
Uniquely Different
God has made each of us uniquely different. - We have unique personalities. - We have unique background experiences. - We have unique skills, talents, and abilities. - We have been uniquely gifted for a specific purpose and…
What is the point of all this anyway?
Do you ever wonder, “What’s the point? … What is the point of all of this anyway??” The lighthouse pictured in today’s background photo is: Point No Point Lighthouse.Sometimes this is the way life feels. We wonder: "Is anything…
It costs to Love
The lighthouse pictured in today’s background photo is Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, standing high on a bluff overlooking the confluence where the Columbia River empties into the Pacific Ocean. As you can see, this lighthouse has taken a beating. …