Hi (mostly) Ladies: Facebook seems to know I’ve gained weight and is showing me ads for women 14-32. Dude. God loves us all shapes & sizes, but I’m a size 6-10ish in a 14ish size body right now … I am not my best self. I am not as strong as I should be or […]
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Things I am Learning about Dogs
After a lifetime of being a cat owner, we now own a dog. I’ve made a few observations and comparisons about cats vs. dogs. Behavior Cat Dog Eating stuff cat food, tuna, tuna juice, a piece of chicken now and then. I have heard of cats eating pancake mix and other weird stuff, but mostly […]
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The Pursuit of Joy
The new year rushes in with excitement as resolutions are made, goals are set, and enthusiasm is renewed. However, because we are human, we sometimes bite off more than we can chew. Expectations are not met, life happens, and we get discouraged. But all is not lost. It’s just time to regroup. The following suggestions […]
Read More →Gratitude
Someone send me an email today that had all these pictures. Thought it was a nice collection.
Read More →Learning to Fall
Becoming a Christian later in life is kind of like learning a new sport as an adult. I skied for the first time in my early 30s. I had never been super athletic. I liked to bike ride, could swim, and didn’t mind taking a walk or hiking on a trail, but that’s about it. […]
Read More →A Lover of our Country: Maya Zollman
……. Maya wrote this recently for a "futuristic article" assignment. Maya S. Zollman was born on November 19, 1999, the second child but first daughter of Kevin and Shelly Zollman, and was raised in Coeur d’Alene Idaho. She graduated from the Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy in 2018 and from the United States Military Academy (West […]
Read More →Hope = Patient Endurance
Hope Floats. Hope Springs Eternal. Hope Chest. I hope I get that new job I applied for. I hope my car starts tomorrow. I hope… When hope is used as a verb for most people, it is a wish. Something wanted, but not certain. Otherwise, wouldn’t we say, "I EXPECT that I will get that […]
Read More →Gettin’ some Religion Part 1: Jesus is not a picture on the wall
Thinking back about what “religion” or “God” or “Christianity” meant to me as I kid was more about what it WASN’T than what it WAS. My family wasn’t very religious. We were “Methodist” which didn’t mean much to me except it wasn’t one of those “crazy” denominations … although I’m not sure exactly what that […]
Read More →God Skies, Triggers, and Santa.
I was driving west on I-90 to pick up Maya at school today and noticed the amazing “God Sky.” Some time ago I heard someone call those gorgeous, fiery, orange and red skies this time of year “God Skies.” I guess they’re ALL God Skies, but sometimes they stand out more than others. Today’s God […]
Read More →I want to be a Jesus Freak. Chapter 1
How far do I go back… That can get hairy and ugly. For this FIRST chapter, I am going to describe WHERE and WHEN I realized that I WANTED TO BE A JESUS FREAK. GETTING BACK TO CHURCH. There was a LOOOONNNNGGGG dry spell. Left one church with the intention of finding a replacement shortly. […]
Read More →Gray-C
Nine years ago. Jaeger’s 5th birthday was approaching and we thought he was ready for a cat. Humane Society. Storm (named thus due to the streaks of dark gray and white). Distemper. Undiagnosed until after an unsuccessful surgery and a cell phone call to the family as we were on a downtown Spokane sidewalk. Her […]
Read More →Out of the mouths of babes
The following words are the content of emails that I send to Kevin at work during the day when Jaeger does or says something funny. I thought you might enjoy them. They aren’t in any order. On the subject of lunch: I asked him what he wanted, gave him a list of things to choose […]
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