Ponderosa Relatives

I live under towering Ponderosa Pines, 70 and 90 feet tall, the most iconic native plant in the inland northwest region. They give shade — so much shade I can’t grow vegetables in my yard. Ponderosas live a few hundred years; seven generations or more. They offer beauty and color and habitat for so many… Continue reading Ponderosa Relatives

Vindicate me, O God!

Today I was encouraged to meet new friends with similar aches as myself, and so my pressing question of “will this work always feel lonely” seemed to be met with a “perhaps not always”. I was encouraged, moved, and let myself dream of what God could do with this group of folks who are making… Continue reading Vindicate me, O God!