Psalm 127:1
Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders work for nothing. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the men who watch over it stay awake for nothing.
Historic Goodpasture Covered Bridge, Vida, Oregon

Historic Goodpasture Covered Bridge, Vida, Oregon

John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. Heceta Head Lighthouse, Oregon
Song of Solomon 4:16 NLT Awake, north wind! Rise up, south wind! Blow on my garden and spread its fragrance all around. Anyone that has grown up in a farming community knows that smells can travel on the wind. I once lived near a Franz bakery, I know smells travel on the wind….
Liam the Lizard (aka Gecko) Proverbs 18:24 ESV A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Liam the Lizard (actually a gecko) came to live at our house at the request of my son. I was impressed by the tiny creature’s abilities, and…
Camp Polk Cemetery, Sisters, OR Matthew 16:24 GNT Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you want to come with me, you must forget yourself, carry your cross, and follow me.” It’s an exciting time for my oldest grandson as he prepares to enter preschool this fall. His dutiful parents are collecting all…
Psalm 46:10 NIV He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Are you like me? A fixer. I want to fix problems in my life, the lives of others, and find solutions to all the problems in the world. But… I am…
Jesus is True Love Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love. Billy Graham Billy Graham (1918-2018) was a great American Evangelist for over six decades. He is considered among the most influential Christian leaders of the 20th century. Beginning in the late 1940s, Graham became known for filling…