Take a Hike

After spending a week of hiking in Canada, we arrived home last night around midnight, before Tropical Storm Emily decided to hit land and dispense an abundance of rain on us. While visiting Jasper and Banff, Alberta, we hiked trails (and some off-trailing for Cole)...

Luminescence of Hope

Your word is a lamp that guides my steps, and a light that shows the path I should take. Psalm 119:105 As I’m walking along the path for my morning walk, I often look down to make sure I’m stepping on steady ground, looking up to make sure I’m not walking into a...

“Not Today, Satan!”

Those darn horseflies and yellow jackets! The other day, while Tim and I were enjoying our morning walk on our “private”/thousand plus acres trail (click here for more details regarding “our” trail), I was being bombarded by those irritating flying insects. A couple...

Get rid of the filth!

“Squirrel!” That’s the word I say in my mind or even out loud when I have random thoughts, one after the other. After about three minutes of reading James 1:21, I thought, “squirrel”. I would read this verse (and the verses surrounding it) in one translation, and a...

Light up the sky…God vs. Man

On, July 4th, God’s power was captivating. My family chose to not fight any crowds on the beach to observe the fireworks to celebrate our country’s birthday. Instead, we hopped on the boat and witnessed a little more than just a sky lit by a colorful display of...