My shelves are stocked with teas, coffees and other hot drinks. I keep a stash of flavored syrups, creams and sweetener substitutes. The kettle is on the stove top ready to be heated at any moment to share a cup of tea a friend or new acquaintance. One thing that Jamin and I love to […]
I did it again!! Aughhhh!!! How is it I keep making the same mistakes?! I was a Martha when He wanted me to be a Mary. I had so much to do, so much to accomplish. I was doing all of it for Him. Okay, okay, I was doing a lot of my acts of
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I envision the role of a worship leader similar to Abraham’s servant in Genesis 24 who was commissioned by his master to find and prepare a bride for his son Isaac. Abraham bestowed gifts on the servant in order that the servant would lavish them on the bride-to-be. Abraham entrusted him with the task of
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WARNING: This Blog post will make men squeamish as well as most women. Read on at your own risk! I was in the first grade and I lived about a quarter of a mile from my school and so my brother and I would ride our bikes every day to and from school. On this
Jeremiah 18:1-4 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD : 2 “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” 3 So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. 4 But the pot he was shaping from
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There is much about music that connects to our soul and draws us closer to God. When the music is God-focused, it seems natural to want to know God more. There is a transcendent desire to understand God through the lyrics and tones, to somehow wrap our souls around eternity and “hold” it. Music is
All I can say was that panic set in and I was not prepared for the scenario in front of me. The whole family was on an adventure in the back hills of Homer a couple of years ago, riding two four-wheelers. Jamin, my husband, had the two boys on his machine leading the way,
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They say that nuts don’t fall far from their trees, and although I was one of those nuts who fell and then rolled thousands of miles away to Alaska, you will find that the similarities between me and the “tree” from which I fell are rather uncanny. I have her features, her “blond” hair, her
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Beyond the four basic seasons of the year, Alaska has one extra season. Following the long months of winter comes a season affectionately termed “Breakup”. This was a new concept to me when I first moved to this state after marrying my Alaskan man. I remember being in the post office one day overhearing women
I was still reeling from three years of hurricane force trauma that had hit our family so unexpectedly, trying to find my way through the blanket of doubt that settled on me like a fog, feeling like I was losing my mind when there came another blow. One of my dearest friends who had prayed