He Leads Me to Calm Water

Photo and Commentary ©2023 by Cheryl Boardman Monday, May 1, 2023 A few weeks ago I drove past Heart Lake on Fidalgo Island while I was looking for blooming swamp cabbage. I found the flowers blooming in some muddy ground at the edge of the lake but I also liked this...

Heart Art

Photo and Commentary ©2023 by Shelley Schurch Sunday, April 30, 2023 We do try to buy local whenever we can. But when that’s not possible, we’re thankful for the ease of online shopping. It’s usually quite straightforward; we order and we receive what we ordered. And...

Waiting

Photo and Commentary ©2023 by Maylan Schurch Sabbath, April 29, 2023 Tuesday of this week, on my post-meal walk, I passed by this familiar yard. At Christmas, the people who live in this house always put out a lavish decoration display, most of it homemade. The above...

Pure Marriage

Photo and Commentary ©2023 by Maylan Schurch Friday, April 28, 2023 Last Sabbath after church was over, I was enjoying a conversation with a couple of folks in our church’s fireside room. We noticed some hand sanitizer bottles on the counter, and somebody figured that...

Growing Things

Photo and Commentary ©2023 by Russell Jurgensen Thursday, April 27, 2023 It was nice to see evidence of spring like at this field near Walla Walla that is starting to turn green. It makes me think about growing things. A crop takes effort on the part of the farmer to...