"An honest answer is like a warm hug." (Prov 24:26 The Message)We had been shop hopping and window-shopping throughout downtown Juneau. It was pouring rain, we were all tired, and I was feeling a bit discouraged because just that morning I had been the cause of my...
"Sustained winds of 50 miles per hour and higher," blared the radio.My wife was listening to the radio. She has a love-hate relationship with our Minnesota weather. This has turned her into a bit of a weather junkie. She finds our weather both intriguing and...
We've never been one of those families that sits around a campfire telling scary stories. Every once in awhile, though, I have to admit I like to frighten my teenage girls with one of the scariest stories I know. And it happened to ME. It's the story about when I was...
Have you ever wished you could fly like a sparrow? If so, you may want to rethink this. I learned how to fly when I was six years old, and it was not a fun experience at all!It happened on the beach in Oostende, Belgium. I was happily building a sandcastle with my...
"And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day. And Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God in the middle of the trees in the garden. And the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, where are you?"...
We repeated our vows, and we were wed.Our love we pledged, enough was said.Our life together we began, we did not knowwe needed God’s hand. Though He was there all the time,it would have been easier, with His hand in mine.He allowed us to do whatever we chose,but the...
"Have you ever gone to the edge with your dream?" He asked.I knew what he was talking about. I didn't need to ask."Yes, I have," I replied. "I'm there right now."Then we both stood looking out the window.Jim and I are both dreamers. We live in this wonderful world of...