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Book Review: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne

*This review contains spoilers* My first encounter with the world of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne was on a ride at Disney World in Orlando Florida, USA. That may sound overly commercialized and cheesy to you, but it was an awe-inspiring experience for my very young self. After waiting an hour in […]

Thankfulness

I have read lots of happiness studies recently. There are many very interesting studies and many countries are starting to do happiness statistics for their populations. One of the things that I have noticed about happiness is that it is very relative yet predictable enough that some scientist have a mathematical formula for it. This […]

Devotional: The God Who See Me – Genesis 16:13

So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.” (ESV) She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One […]

Lessons Learned in my 30s

I am in my 30s which isn’t too old in the grand sceme of things. I my short life I have realized that I have been taught some foolish things and some wise things. I decided to write down some of the wise things I was taught so I would remember them and perhaps you […]

Writer Update: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

I have been quite contrary this year by closing all my social media accounts, but my garden is growing great! This year was very hard for me. Covid brought about the worst isolation for me and the kids because of my family’s collective special needs. Added to my stress was the politics and the once […]

Book Review: Pippi Longstockings by Astrid Lindgren

Pippi Longstocking is a classic children’s books written in 1944. There are two sequals which I haven’t read. The novel was origonally written in Swedish, but I read an English translation. The movies have elements of the books, but create a story arch that isn’t in the book. The novels follows a nine year old […]

Guest Blog: Taran the Spy! by Peter Lee

Today's guest blogger is my 11 year old son, Peter. For school, he was required to write a tall tale and then to share it. I hope you enjoy it

Devotional: Esther Chapters 9 and 10 – Over and Beyond

You may be facing an impossible situation that is keeping you awake at night. It may be creating anxiety and depression. Call out to God, and then look to see if you may be here for such a time as this for someone else's deliverance… which will often lead to your own.

Devotional: Esther Chapter 8 – Deliverance

Sometimes it seems like God has forgotten us or has ignored our pain. He hasn't. Deliverance will come.

Devotional: Esther Chapters 6-7 – A Turn of Events

Last week we talked about how Esther had to act with divine wit to navigate the political game, but this week, without Esther's knowledge, God takes over the game.