I found it at China Beach Provincial Park, on the western shores of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. My kids were beachcombing, and my husband was involved in his favorite activity, taking pictures. Feeling rather like a fish out of water (beaches are NOT...
We used to enjoy watching boats being launched at a nearby dock. My kids were still small at that time and were young enough to become excited by such things (Boy, how things change!). But this particular day was different. We couldn't concentrate on the boats because...
Proverbs 12:11 - He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment. (NIV)The whale had followed a delectable small fish called a capelin into the inlet. The lighthouse keeper told us that he was "beached" in shallow water until...
As I sat in our rental townhouse in the Landings on Skidaway Island, Ga., I was mesmerized with the sight before my eyes. The lagoon behind our place seems so peaceful and serene, drawing me to sit on the bank and enjoy the beauty of the surroundings. Then I notice a...
Isaiah 58:1 "Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins."I went to church as a small boy of about ten, and guess you can say that my church experience was very limited to say the...
Alluring temptations await the salmon when it returns to its breeding ground. A clever salmon should be able to spot the metal hook poking through a wriggling earthworm."Who do they think I am? I am not stupid. I'll find my food elsewhere, with no strings attached to...
In 1883, Frank McCabe, his brother William, and their friend, Tom McCardell, were out to make a fortune. Those living in the 1800s were notorious for "get rich quick" schemes, and the three of them were anxious to hit the jackpot. They had originally come to the area...