March 3

Jeremiah 17: 7-8 NIV But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit. This is also in the first psalm, but there it talks about the man... Read More

March 2

Mark 4:24 Living Bible And be sure to put into practice what you hear. The more you do this, the more you will understand what I tell you. Again, more of the upside-down kingdom! We do and then we understand. We hear and we put into practice. Reading the Bible should be changing us, making us more like Jesus. It could become law, though, so ask God to be changing your heart,... Read More

March 1

Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. The beginning, the foundation, the rock on which everything else stands is the fear of the Lord. Without that, everything else you learn is in vain, is foolish. All knowledge, unless it stems from respect for, awe of, and, yes, fear of Who God is, will crumble. What do you... Read More

3x5s Introduction

For her birthday in October last year, my youngest, who was then going to college, working, and being a wife, asked me if I would write out a year’s worth of Bible verses on 3×5 cards for her. Something she could read at breakfast with her tea. She also wanted me to comment on the verse, with the whole thing, verse and comment, not covering more than the front of a... Read More

Awaiting the Ascent

Our family went on a rope-climbing trip on Camelback Mountain Friday afternoon, and I thought it’d be a good opportunity to introduce all of them onto the blog. This is my husband, leader of many such expeditions. He’s a world history teacher, and runs the Adventure Club at his high school. Here, he gets his harness on, ready to climb. My husband checks my oldest... Read More

Finding Life

My older sister and I have talked at random in the past several years about starting a blog together. I ended up starting this one last year, just to learn a new hobby and deal with the isolation of mountain life and early motherhood. It was only a matter of time, though, before I called and begged, “Um, Julie, is it time now?” Julie cuts straight to the heart of a matter... Read More