When I’m having trouble, I just look up to You. You put faith in my heart, and You love me too…I gotta climb the mountain of my life,because I know that I’ll get through this…because I know that if I try, when I die, I’ll be with You. When I’m down in the blues, when...
During the 1890s, sarcastically called "The Gay (Happy) 90s", the United States was in the midst of a deep depression. The country was rapidly being transformed from a farm-based society into an industrial giant. Some might have more accurately labelled the developing...
Have you ever met anyone who has never, ever faced misfortune, trials, or any kind of problems?I certainly never have, though newborn babies come close! But then, even newborns could claim calamity 101. Think about it! They are forced out of their tranquil environment...
Alas! We had just arrived at our last destination in the Yukon, Watson Lake. Feeling a bit sad at the prospect of leaving this lovely territory, we headed to the hotel that we had reserved.As soon as I gave my name to the receptionist, I knew something was wrong. Her...
The trip to the Klondike was gruelling, to say the least.The two passes into the Yukon were an experience of their own. Take, for example, the Chilkoot Pass. Its trail from Dyea to Lake Bennett was roughly 33 miles long. Prospective miners not only had to travel the...
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...
There it was. That special, warm, cozy feeling. The one that makes me feel secure and calm, safe from all harm.I reveled in it for a moment before turning my thoughts to the storm raging outside the window of the van. Then I had to ask myself: How is it that I can...