I can sniff out a lighthouse like a pig finds truffles, and my most accommodating husband takes me to them! This piece was inspired by a fun, but foggy trip to Cape Disappointment State Park, WA. Despite the park’s name, North Head Lighthouse did not disappoint!
This is just a fun piece that reminds me of the old song, Tip Toe Through the Tulips. I feel like you can hear her skirt swishing as she walks. All the shells were collected by my grandmother when she visited Florida.
Haggai 1:7 TLB “Think it over,” says the Lord Almighty. “Consider how you have acted and what has happened as a result!” In my former classroom as a teacher, we had a “Ssshhhh” chair. Not a time out, not punishment, but a place to sit for a few moments and ssshhhhh. This gave the little…
Smith Rock Ranch, Terrebonne, OR Hosea 10:12 GNT Plow new ground for yourselves, plant righteousness, and reap the blessings that your devotion to me will produce. It is time for you to turn to me, your Lord, and I will come and pour out blessings upon you. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, “The plow is the most…
The constant protecting light given by lighthouses reminds me of our Lord. This fuels my deep love of lighthouses, and visiting as many as I can. S0, believe it or not, this lighthouse was just my own creation. Although wouldn’t it be a pretty one to visit! The large shell that is the base of…
Tumalo Community Church, Tumalo, OR Psalm 122:1 NLT “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” Founded in 1904, the town of Tumalo, OR was first called Laidlaw by self-professed founder, A.W. Laidlaw. The industrious citizens began the first church in 1905 with a church building being dedicated in 1907. Unfortunately, Mr. Laidlaw was…
Whychus Creek Overlook, Sisters, OR John 16:33 NIV I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. “Being sold down the river,” is a term coined during a dark time in American history, and literally…
