Toilet Trouble

Toilet Trouble

Toilet Trouble I lost it the other day over a leaking toilet. Normally a little water on the floor (ok, in this case, a lot) doesn’t bother me. But on this particular day, it pushed me right off the cliff and into the abyss. We moved into our current home over 10...
I Got My Eye on You

I Got My Eye on You

I Got My Eye on You When my kids were a lot younger they loved the book  Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. This book eventually became a movie we had to watch over and over. We still repeat a quote from it frequently: “I got my eye on you.” We usually say it to each...
Dipnetting 101

Dipnetting 101

Dipnetting 101 Summers in Alaska are crazy busy for most people because they are so short. Everyone tries to cram in as much as possible before the snow starts to fly again. Our family is no different. We’ve been camping, fishing and hiking almost every weekend. By...
Bowl of Yeses

Bowl of Yeses

Bowl of Yeses One of my struggles in this season of life is constantly needing reassurance and encouragement from my Father. Life can be hard with so many disappointments, failed dreams, fear of the future, etc. I find myself doubting I have heard God “right” or...
Dreams and Fears

Dreams and Fears

Dreams and Fears My husband and I had been dreaming of owning a travel trailer for at least 25 years and this was the year we finally decided to take the plunge. We had done the research and knew what we wanted; a trailer we could pull behind our truck that was less...