How do I forgive?

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…
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How do I not become bitter?

How do I not become bitter?

Today’s background photo features a “Green-apple” candle.   Green apples are tart  … they are sour  …  might we even describe them as bitter?  Life can be bitter.  How do we live in a bitter world, without becoming bitter…
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Is there a reason to hope?

Is there a reason to hope?

Today’s background photo is a Pumpkin Spice candle.  Fall! … Fall is in the air!   The kids are starting a brand-new year of school … a fresh clean slate, new teachers, new friends, new activities, new adventures. But…
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Upside Down!

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…
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I’m so SAD

I’m so SAD

You will notice that today’s background photo is a “Seattle Rain” candle.   Living in the Pacific Northwest, just about all of us deal with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), especially during that long grey rainy stretch from January thru…
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Joy is a weapon

Joy is a weapon

Everywhere we look, all we can see is pain, suffering, and evil running rampant.  It hardly seems fitting to talk about joy … … after all, isn’t joy synonymous with happiness, celebration, rejoicing??   There is no reason to…
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Can anyone even see the light at all??

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…
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Goldfish Friends

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…
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Love takes work! Love takes effort!

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…
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I feel so far away

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…
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