Oaks, Grace, Sufficiency, and Abundance

J.D. Retrieving Beneath the Oaks: Abundant, Growing, Small. May, 2011 More Than we can Use Our neighborhood is adorned with magnificent oak trees. Quercus agrifolia, the Coast Live Oak, grows in our yard, our neighborhood, the state and national parklands nearby. They form an arcade over the country road that leads through Live Oak Canyon […]


Treasure Hunting

Fire Station No. 4, Balboa Island. May, 2011 Seeking His Treasures Afoot on Balboa Island After a somber morning of mourning on Memorial Day, my husband Rich and I set out on a treasure hunt in Newport Harbor. We’d visited the harbor countless times by boat. We knew the fuel dock, the sea lions shamelessly […]


Treasure Hunting

Fire Station No. 4, Balboa Island. May, 2011 Seeking His Treasures Afoot on Balboa Island After a somber morning of mourning on Memorial Day, my husband Rich and I set out on a treasure hunt in Newport Harbor. We’d visited the harbor countless times by boat. We knew the fuel dock, the sea lions shamelessly […]


Woodworking, Cake Baking, and Second Chances

Old Wood, New Wood. February, 2010. [May 28: I’m linking up with Ann Kroeker’s Food on Fridays. I encourage you to visit the delightfulness there!] Why Jesus Wasn’t a Baker My husband Rich loves to build things. It may be in his blood, as his grandfather was a master carpenter. Genetically driven or not, working […]


>Woodworking, Cake Baking, and Second Chances

> Old Wood, New Wood. February, 2010. [May 28: I’m linking up with Ann Kroeker’s Food on Fridays. I encourage you to visit the delightfulness there!] Why Jesus Wasn’t a Baker My husband Rich loves to build things. It may be in his blood, as his grandfather was a master carpenter. Genetically driven or not, […]