“If you picked off one of the dead leaves and examined the leaf-stalk through a microscope, you would find that the old channel is silted up by a barrier invisible to the naked eye. From the first hour that the layer of separation begins…the leaf’s fate is sealed; there is never a moment’s reversal of the decision… ‘this old leaf shall die, and the new leaf shall live.’” ~ I. Lilias Trotter Fall just may be my favorite season. I love the day in late summer when, from one day

When all kinds of trials and temptations crowd into your lives my brothers, don’t resent them as intruders, but welcome them as friends! James 1:2 (Phillips) I spent the year of 2013 studying dog training and behavior in the hopes of becoming a trainer myself. My education involved book learning as well as hands on observation/interaction with many dogs, including a period of volunteering at PAWS animal shelter in Lynnwood WA. It was a year well spent and it augmented what I’

"And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." 1 Corinthians 6:11 Spring is just around the corner. On nice days my attention is drawn to the backyard and all the work that needs to be done. And I don't just mean the garden beds. Every winter our back patio develops a layer of the most disgusting filth imaginable. Some years (picture from last year above) are