A small town in Alaska is a different type of culture than the rural area surrounding a city where I live. I have come up here almost every year for over ten years. I stay for a week, sometimes ten days. It is wonderful to be a part of our son’s family for a shortContinue reading “Speaking and Listening”
Category Archives: Relationships
Breakup
Here I am, sitting on the couch, in a cottage in Alaska. An eagle 🦅 just flew overhead as I write. A stream meanders along, bubbling through our wooded backyard and the lake is our view out the side window. It has been a cold, late Spring here. Even so, the sun was up andContinue reading “Breakup”
She’s so mad at me!
Have you ever had someone really mad at you? Angry enough to avoid you? Annoyed, displeased and irritated enough to completely ignore you as they pass by you–even though that person has been a pretty close friend or relative. If we live long on this earth, I believe it will happen to each one ofContinue reading “She’s so mad at me!”
Mothers
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers! For decades this time of year around Mother’s Day was a time for me to think about my mother and my mother-in-law. I did not live near them so it was always about what to send them. What gift should I buy? What cards should I send? WhatContinue reading “Mothers”
Betrayal
Last week was a tough week for me. The title of this blog says it all. We went through a trial that felt like betrayal. The ones we trusted were friends, who enjoyed our home hospitality, who we spent close quarters with, who we collaborated and prayed together with, these friends angrily left us withContinue reading “Betrayal”
Constancy
Cute name! Is this the name of my new girlfriend? Actually it’s more like a name of God! I hardly ever see this word constancy. Maybe you are very familiar with it? Maybe not, like me. Here’s how I came across it. If you have been reading my blog you know that I support smallContinue reading “Constancy”
Why Should I Go To Church?
I was visiting with a friend a few years back and she didn’t enjoy her church experience. She told me that a church service didn’t do anything for her, but she did really love some of the people. She almost didn’t think that going to a formal public worship was beneficial in any way. IContinue reading “Why Should I Go To Church?”
Affirmations & the Secret Place Power
Don’t you just enjoy it so much when you get an affirmations from someone who knows you well? An affirmation is: Yes! It feels so good to be affirmed by someone we have a long standing relationship with. Recently I got three affirmations from the One who knows me best! I was so encouraged andContinue reading “Affirmations & the Secret Place Power”
Did Jesus Really Die?
I was talking with a new friend I met in a meal ministry in a low income apartment building in Portland Oregon. It was quite a few years ago near the Easter season. She was struggling with the idea that Jesus really died. Yes, he went to the cross but Jesus would never die. SheContinue reading “Did Jesus Really Die?”
Who are you relying on?
Have you ever thought of the concept of self-reliance? I haven’t until recently. One of the pillars of the culture of the United States is self-reliance and individualism–the self-made man. How did I get started thinking about self-reliance? Well it was a prompt from the Lord. It came in a dream. Now maybe, for you,Continue reading “Who are you relying on?”
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