Plan B Blessings

Photo and Commentary ©2023 by Shelley Schurch Sunday, October 22, 2023 We didn’t want to be there. We really wanted to be elsewhere. We had planned to be elsewhere, enjoying our church’s annual retreat near Deception Bay. It’s always a bright and shiny highlight of...

Take Heart

Photo and Commentary (c)2023 by Russell Jurgensen Thursday through Sabbath, October 19 – 21, 2023 With today’s good weather I felt lucky to get outside and see the sunset. The Olympic Mountains are just peeking into the picture on the right side. With so...

Kindness

Photo and Commentary (c)2023 by Darren Milam Wednesday, October 18, 2023 I recently attended a virtual conference where a former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Arden, spoke about leadership. In her speech she mentioned, on a couple different occasions, the...

Montezuma Oropendola

Photo and Commentary ©2023 by Robert Howson Tuesday, October 17, 2023 Some names are certainly more descriptive than others. Take the names of two women in one of the great love stories of the Bible, Ruth and Naomi. Ruth’s name simply meant friend, something she...

The Love of God

Photo and Commentary ©2023 by Cheryl Boardman Monday, October 16, 2023 My sister has a potted hibiscus that she keeps outside in the summer and brings inside in the fall. This plant doesn’t seem to care much about its environment and produces flowers...