Open Bible Psalm 119:11-12 NIV I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Praise be to you, Lord; teach me your decrees.

Level 1, Be Ready

Psalm 119:11-12 NIV I have hidden your word in my heart     that I might not sin against you. Praise be to you, Lord;     teach me your decrees. I live in wildfire country. History is riddled with horrific tales of fires. According to Earth.org, “The Peshtigo Fire in Wisconsin started on October 8, 1871…

a wooden cross in a wooded cemetery 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.

What to Carry

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…

1 Corinthians 16:14 GNT Do all your work in love. Woman wearing flannel with long braids plants a tree near a running stream

Work in Love

Deschutes Land Trust, Camp Sherman, OR 1 Corinthians 16:14 GNT Do all your work in love. I have often said, “I don’t have a lot of money, but you can have my time, my hair, and my blood!” Donating my hair to Locks of Love, donating blood, walking for MS or ALS, volunteering at the…

Philippians 3:20 GNT We, however, are citizens of heaven, and we eagerly wait for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come from heaven. An American flag is displayed from a home with red white and blue flowers on the porch, pine treen in the background, and mountains in the distance

Unified Citizenship

Sisters, OR Philippians 3:20 GNT We, however, are citizens of heaven, and we eagerly wait for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come from heaven. I unequivocally love my United States of America. It breaks my heart that it seems we are less United and more just States of America. State of anger, state…

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. pumpkin patch in the foreground cornfield in the middle ground and Smith Rock State Park in the background

Runs Like a Deere

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…

lighthouse sits on barren ocean rock with waves in the foreground Matthew 7:24-25 GNT So then, anyone who hears these words of mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, and the wind blew hard against that house. But it did not fall, because it was built on rock.

Rock Foundation

Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Newport, OR Matthew 7:24-25 GNT So then, anyone who hears these words of mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, and the wind blew hard against that house. But it did not fall, because it was…

elderly grandfather kisses baby granddaughter on the top of her head Jeremiah 31:3 NIV I have loved you with an everlasting love.

Everlasting Love

Grandpa & Granddaughter Jeremiah 31:3 NIV I have loved you with an everlasting love. I love being a grandmother. There is something about seeing your children have children that magnifies love. One of the great pleasures I have discovered is seeing the faces of others within the faces of a new generation. My granddaughter has…

very large fall log with a hole through the center with a small boy peeking through from the other side Jeremiah 29:13 NIV You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

Don’t Hide, Just Seek

Effigy Mounds National Monument, Harpers Ferry, IA Jeremiah 29:13 NIV You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. For over 1000 years, people have been searching for the lost silver of Egil Skallagrímsson. A Viking, born in Iceland, Egil was a warrior, farmer, poet, and berserker.  According to…

coiled logging cable hidden behind manzanita bush 2 Corinthians 11:3 CSB But I fear that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your minds may be seduced from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

Snake in the Bush

Three Creeks Area, Sisters, OR 2 Corinthians 11:3 CSB But I fear that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your minds may be seduced from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. On one particular hike with my dogs, we had a run-in with a rattlesnake. One dog pounced into the bush, and…