Sunday looked to be the perfect day to visit the tulip fields in the Skagit Valley of Washington State. The sun shone brightly and I could only imagine the endless lines of frustrated drivers clogging the northbound lanes of I-5 north of Seattle. For those who don’t live in Puget Sound, you wouldn’t know that …
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On this rainy spring day, it is nice to reflect on a sunset from another day here in my Northwest. We had traveled to Wenatchee to remember the life of my cousin, Albert E. Anderson, Jr. Later in the day, we found our way up to the East Wenatchee plateau that overlooks the Wenatchee River …
When the old year faded and this New Year began, I heard faint rustling like the swish of rayon and taffeta in the next room. Immediately, I recognized the flutter of anticipation and knew its source. I imagined that amidst eager chatter, bits of laughter and some last minute decisions, about which dress gloves best …
On Facebook, on this day after the election I posted, “Maybe the reason we have a welfare state in America is because we have a welfare church in America. It’s all about WIIFM in both church and state.” I was challenged with the question “What does a welfare church look like?” and what do I …
Last summer, my guy and I escaped for 90 days of exploring America. He rode his bicycle many miles a day while I grabbed my camera and walked exploring the back roads and the small towns of America as we crossed the continent. I had a marvelous time shooting pictures and posting them on Facebook …
Easter services are always memorable. Yesterday at Everett’s New Life Center was no different. For some, it will be memorable because this was the year they arrived late and found chairs awaiting them in front of the monitor in the Courtyard! For others, this is the year they raised their hand for salvation in the …
It’s been quite a while since I have posted. I find that when I write–I write a lot! When I don’t write–I don’t. I haven’t! Well this time my engineer husband is inspiring me to write because he’s writing! This is new. Clark does math. I write. But summer beckons and with it Clark and …
This blog is for Kristi and Rob–a beautiful pair deeply in love! This year medical issues kept them away from a favorite tradition, the NW Flower and Garden Show in Seattle, WA. That’s where friends come in–to help others flourish during times when the pace is slowed. In fact, just before writing this blog I …
I declare the favor of God goes before me today….It is in my present! December 30, 2011. It’s that week where Christmas bumps into New Years. Always a good time to reset goals, clean closets, de-clutter bureaus and look towards unknown possibilities over the next 365 days. It is a perfect day to declare the …
“I declare the favor of God goes before me today; it is in my past…” Consider that 150 years before your birth, you are in God’s thoughts. He is lovingly placing you in a family line in a place and time. He is silently, secretly forming you with excellence, with design, with purpose, with significance …