“I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.  I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.” Psalm 119:15 Cattle are interesting animals.  For example, did you know a cow has four stomachs!  This amazing creature is able to eat grass and other vegetation because it gradually […]

If you have peeked at the back side of the house / office lately you have noticed some destruction taking place. Trees have been pruned or removed, debris hauled off, and the patio and deck was pressure washed. Bark mulch has been laid down and our new picnic tables have been set. And the other […]

As I sit in my office the sound of heavy machinery creeping around serves as an indication that construction has begun on the new development around the church property.    These sounds and sights of new things getting ready to happen right around us got me thinking about how God works new things in our lives.    […]

So, we moved the vast majority of our things from Boise to Salem last week.  What and undertaking!  Over the last few months the Joneses have been living with one foot here in Keizer and one in Boise.  This will continue for another month or so, but now most of the weight is on the […]