Philippians 4:8 NLT Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. small boy sitting on a playground excavator toy looking thoughtfully off into the distance surrounded by fall leaves

Rabbit Hole Thoughts

A boy & his digger Philippians 4:8 NLT Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. My husband built a shop. He is currently adding windows and siding. I am eager to help him, but my…

Willamette National Forest douglas fir trees covered in snow with a bright blue sky Revelation 3:15-16 CSB I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to spit you out of my mouth.

Lukewarm Water

Willamette National Forest, OR Revelation 3:15-16 CSB I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to spit you out of my mouth. I often hear people say, “Wait five minutes….the weather…

very still lake with pine tree covered mountain reflected in the water framed by the trunks of two pine trees 2 Thessalonians 1:2 New International Version Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace & Peace

Suttle Lake, OR 2 Thessalonians 1:2 NIV Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Perhaps you will think this is strange, but when I think of the Peace and Grace of God, I often think of Dobby. Yes, the house elf from Harry Potter. While he is owned by…

two large cranes lift a white cross to the steeple of a historic white church. Psalm 122:1 NLT Let us go to the house of the Lord.

Adding a Cross

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…

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. tall pine trees at an overlook to the three sisters mountain with deep blue sky and wispy white clouds

Sold Down River

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…

Gray stone on green leaf background. The stone reads Build Up Don't tear down 1 Thessalonians 5:11 New International Version Therefore encourage one another and build each other up

Build Each Other Up!

1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV Therefore encourage one another and build each other up. Many years ago, when my son was in middle school, he had a rock painting art project. While it probably wasn’t exactly what the art teacher envisioned, I love it! He wrote, “Build Up! Don’t tear down.”  There is so much wisdom packed…

bowl of bright red strawberries Galatians 5:22-23 NLT But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

Berry Picking

My Garden, OR Galatians 5:22-23 NLT But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! My grandma was a stickler for finding every last ripe berry. As a kid, picking berries was pure never-ending misery….

Philippians 4:4 New International Version Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! woman jumping happily in the ocean with the sunshining

Rejoice at the Ocean

Heceta Beach, OR Philippians 4:4 NIV Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Sometimes when the world seems to be dishing out more than your plate can hold, it’s hard to remember to feel joy, let alone Rejoice!  But we need to remember what exactly it is we are rejoicing. I’m…

aerial view of the Columbia River with clouds Ecclesiastes 3:11 Good News Translation He has set the right time for everything. He has given us a desire to know the future, but never gives us the satisfaction of fully understanding what he does.

Do I Know You?

Columbia River from Above Ecclesiastes 3:11 GNT He has set the right time for everything. He has given us a desire to know the future, but never gives us the satisfaction of fully understanding what he does. My husband and I often try to compare notes about when and where we were before we knew…

green mountain cliffs meet beach and ocean waves crashing Psalm 46:1-3 NCV God is our protection and our strength. He always helps in times of trouble. So we will not be afraid even if the earth shakes, or the mountains fall into the sea, even if the oceans roar and foam, or the mountains shake at the raging sea.

It is Well

Heceta Beach, OR Psalm 46:1-3 NCV God is our protection and our strength. He always helps in times of trouble. So we will not be afraid even if the earth shakes,  or the mountains fall into the sea, even if the oceans roar and foam,  or the mountains shake at the raging sea. Last night…