Everyone wants to make a difference. We want our lives to count. Somehow there is a awareness in us that says we were made for a purpose, even before we are born into God’s family. But as believer’s our sense of purpose, our goal to please God propels us to ask, Father, can I make […]
We built our house almost 20 years ago! (Where has the time gone?) When I say we built it, I mean literally. We hired a contractor to dry it in, then we took over. It took us months. We moved in with bare floors and no window stills. We really enjoy working together, so it […]
I’m not satisfied with my weight right now, so when my friend challenged me to lose 5 lbs with her this month I eagerly accepted. I’m working on it! I’m eating right and exercising everyday. But, there’s a major challenge to getting that weight off. It’s birthday month in the Holland house. Both of […]
What do you do when you get hacked? Yes, I know all about being hacked. I have read dozens of articles about what to do when you get hacked. And…well, I can tell you what I did…but I’m not proud of it and I don’t advise it. I quit…simply quit. I didn’t quit on the […]
I wanted to slam the door on 2017, but it was like trying to slam a closet door with an avalanche of stuff puffing and oozing out of cracks around and under the door. And like the too full closet, the door could not be shut until it was dealt with! 2017 ended with […]
If you live in the South, you know that Summer’s BFF is none other than the amazing, wonderful, awesome…not enough adjectives to describe it—the lowly, but vital–air conditioner. It’s cool wind is so refreshing. And this Summer, you didn’t have to live in the South for your BFF to be an air conditioner. It was […]
Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5 NLT It’s so easy to get this backwards. I find my default can be to trust my opinion, what I can see and understand. But rest and peace comes from trusting God!! That requires that I spend time […]
Amazing Feet I am absolutely intrigued by nature, but the photograph in the gift shop stopped me in my tracks. My mind flooded with questions as I pondered the phenomenon of this photograph. It was a picture of mountain goats on the side of a cliff at Goat Lick, MT. I was skeptical. Was this […]
I was discouraged. Maybe it was because I was exhausted and overwhelmed. Maybe I brought it on myself because I was looking at circumstances instead of the promises of God. But the problems were real and I couldn’t see a solution in any direction I looked. It was the end of a year. I had […]
It happened a long time ago, but it’s still one of Wayne’s favorite stories to tell. I think he loves to tell it because it gives everybody the He Be Gee Bees! He was working 16 hour shifts, seven days a week. He was repairing airplanes in Vietnam. Sleep was precious. Total exhaustion is probably […]
They were on skateboards… little guys…two of them one was maybe 8 and the other looked to be about 6 years old. It looked like they were mostly talking… but it was where they choose to have their conversation that annoyed me… They were jawing right in the middle of the road. I was in […]
I’m always surprised by how cold mountain streams can be …especially in July. I’m always surprised and delighted because July can be really hot even in the mountains. Our oldest grand-daughter, Karyn was with us. Coontree Picnic Area was an unscheduled stop for us.