All Things Home and Family
I'd like to let go of "efficiency" and big accomplishments this year. Of multi-tasking so much. How about doing one thing well with intention? Instead of tripping along the surface of five good ideas getting them half done; why not be content with one completed task. One clean cabinet is better than a kitchen of… Continue reading One At A Time
I'm reading Waiting on a Train by James McCommons. It's about trains. Mostly about Amtrak trains. About why we should have more passenger trains like they use in other countries. Apparently Americans are too independent to enjoy trains. Trains are expensive: the building of rail and the sets. Did you know we have hundreds of… Continue reading Reading Books
We started in 2025 with snow and cold for a few days. This being the only bit of winter for us, total. We know that plenty of folks thought this an ideal way to have winter, but we felt bereft of the real deal. We are happy to report that the winter weather that came… Continue reading Christmas Letter 2025
I fluffed things today. I could not have cared less about what this house looked like on Monday. Actually it felt pretty good to stay in my chair. I spent a fair amount of time thanking God for being able to rest. Today though was different. Lance texted me from work this afternoon asking me… Continue reading Fluffing
#1 It's dark by five now. I can still see the sky through the trees a bit, but the birds have tucked in after eating half of the full feeder. Maybe that squirrel helped which makes me feel kinda helplessly rage-y, somehow. But yes, it's dark early again, like every winter does in November here.… Continue reading Five Things
Here's an August posting that has been languishing in drafts. Not unlike our parcel that has taken us eons, (maybe not quite) to get transferred into our name. Anyway, here you go. For whatever it's worth. The clump of ferns in this picture is growing in a circle of clumps. It is situated almost exactly… Continue reading Buck Mt Parcel
Elv and I are not officially old yet, but we send each other song clips sometimes that maybe kinda give us away, I guess. I came home from my visit to the West, thankful for our own little world here. You know, tired but grateful. Feels like we have been running all summer and fall… Continue reading Songs We Send To Each Other
On Alaska Airlines people read books and take naps. There are no screens. Sometimes people meet new people. Mostly, it's quiet and calm on purpose in the cabin. Children play out loud. Adults endure with neck pillows and headphones. Most often I read a book or nap. On the way home, I have a chance… Continue reading Flying Ideas
My thoughts this morning deserve more than this quick little write. There's more scribbled in my journal. More to consider. I love it when a collected batch of life's gauges suddenly return to normal. This morning we found out that the Gaza conflict has actually stopped. They're dusting off, exchanging hostages and prisoners, and planning… Continue reading Gauges
What a good experience once again. Our theme was "To Know Him". And the way details came together and prayers were answered showed us that He certainly knows us and what we need. Mention was made in our surveys afterward that people enjoyed kayaking during free time. Our Creator gave us His grandest weather for… Continue reading Northland Ladies Retreat 2025
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