“It’s not fair!” These words are often heard in a household of children where there is competition between the siblings. I hear it every day. “I couldn’t run as fast because my shoes were coming off.”, or “I didn’t know we were supposed to do that. I couldn’t hear you.” Interestingly enough these words are heard […]
I am a reader. C.S. Lewis quoted another when he said “We read to learn that we are not alone.” And I have to agree with that assessment. For me, reading is a chance to discuss stories with new friends, or evaluate points of view with others. I read to learn. I read to grow. I
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As I promised, here is another story from the “Jamin Files”. Jamin, my beloved husband of over 15 years has given me many adventures to collect and write about. Some have taken years off of my life and shaved years off of his, but nevertheless, they keep us believing in the grace and mercy of
Did I happen to mention that since our return from our winter travelling, we moved into a two-bedroom, 600 square foot apartment with one bathroom? Our Anchorage home was not selling, so we decided to continue to rent it as a vacation rental back in February, and we left all our furniture behind in order to set up
I just returned from a week in California. The first part of that week was spent with the women of Oak Hills Church of Folsom, California, at their retreat on Lake Tahoe. It was three beautiful days of worship, testimonies and encouragement and I was able to share in the beauty of it all. When
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In dedication to Lorraine Williams, I reflect on a blog I originally published in 2011. Updated now…
Jamin called me the other day (April 1, 2011 to be exact) a little shaken to tell me that the boat he is fishing on in Sitka, “Infinite Grace”, nearly went down. They were fishing for herring and had a large set* (about 400 tons they thought) when the herring suddenly sounded**. The weight of the
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Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature or do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure. (Helen Keller) Uncertainty and insecurity are emotional responses to the ebb and flow of life. Contrary to what I want
When my 30th birthday was around the corner, I remember this gnawing sense of dread. There were so many things I had hoped to accomplish by the time I was 30 that I just never finished and I already felt like a failure. It seemed like such an “old” milestone and my youth was gone.
This is the final chapter in my series on life in Dillingham. If you missed the previous two, you can click on the link to the right called “My Life In Chapters” and it will take you to the first two. Chapter 3 Jamin’s co-workers on the job had to leave when autumn set in.