Christmas Letter 2013
Christmas 2013 - Dearest family and friends, Greetings to you all this blessed Christmas season! We have been blessed beyond measure during this first year of…
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We’re Thankful
As we contemplate Thanksgiving that will soon be upon us, we can’t help but give thanks to our God for all that He has allowed us to see and do during 2013. We have seen…
Where No Man Has Gone Before
I’ve always had a bent toward science fiction as a kid. . .and even as an adult. When Star Trek came on the air in 1966, my wife told me about it and I was interested to…
Modern Art and the Death of a Culture
That’s the name of a 1970 book by H. R. Rookmaaker. I’ve never read the book, and although I’d like to read it someday, in a way the title says it all. One doesn’t need…
Thinking About an Old Song
When my Aunt Ruth was dying, the Lord brought cousin Judy (Ruth’s only living child) one of the “old” songs each day to comfort and encourage her, songs like “It is Well…
Sand is our Friend
We love sand! It’s fun to play with and to walk on too. We like going to the beach where we can make sand castles and write in the sand, only to see it washed clean when…
Are you kids OK?
She was a middle-aged woman, approaching us while we were cleaning up after our breakfast in a local park in Morro Bay, CA. Her greeting, however, caught us by surprise…
A Romans 8:28 Experience
Sometimes things happen that we just don’t understand, like the artwork above. We had planned to stay a week in San Jose near Daniel and Dia, and then head on down to…
‘Oops’ Update
Our previous article left some of our readers with unanswered questions. So we are attempting to resolve those questions. Whenever a particular experience takes place…
One of those “Oops” Moments
What do you do when the unexpected happens? In our case, we had parked the van and were in a store when a Toyota decided to take our parking place. It was quite a…
Resurrection Lily
Believed to have originated in Japan or China, the Resurrection Lily has simple leaves, which are not present when the flowers emerge from the crown. The leaves sprout…
Tree Giants
The California Costal Redwoods are gigantic trees that cannot easily be conveyed with still pictures or even with videos. As Bonnie and I walked through the Redwood…
Oregon Lighthouses
While exploring the Oregon coast, we made it a goal to visit all nine of the historic lighthouses on the Oregon coast—and we did it! One thing we noticed was that at…
Octopus Tree Brings Surprises
We were taking a little hike to see the Octopus Tree. We didn’t really know what to expect and were anxious to get a glimpse of this wonder of God’s creation. When the…
Far From Home
While we were at Fort Langley, two of the docents sang this song for us. Nette said this was one of the songs that was sung during the gold rush period. It struck a…
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