God – every day's just like starting over

Christian Life, Christmas, God, Holidays, Win!

Merry Christmas 2025!

December 26, 2025 goingroundandround

This week Kangaroo suggested that she, Sweet Pea, and I hike at the Trappist Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey hiking trail in Yamhill-Carlton, Oregon. There are 14 monks who live and work at the Abbey, which started in New Mexico in 1948 and has been in this Oregon location since 1955. They make the hiking… Continue reading Hike – Trappist Abbey

Bible, Christian Life, Doing Things Differently, God

Rest

January 31, 2023March 5, 2023 goingroundandround

Today's devotion from the Girlfriends in God website was all about rest, and today I feel like God is telling me I should rest. The only problem is that this is usually me: Well, I don't mean a rest day from exercise, because I don't exercise all that much. And also this: Arrgh! Why am… Continue reading Rest

Bible, Christian Life, God, hiking, Life, Things I've Learned

Running

August 29, 2022 goingroundandround

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its… Continue reading Running

Aging, Change, Cool Stuff, God, Memories

Keepsakes

August 4, 2022August 9, 2022 goingroundandround

Marnie and I went to an estate sale today and found all sorts of goodies. I even missed some of the items for sale because there were so many things to look at! All the items for sale had been moved to the barns on the property and some items were very dirty. In fact,… Continue reading Keepsakes

Backpacking, Change, Christian Life, Cool Stuff, Doing Things Differently, Fun, God, hiking, PCT

PCT, Here We Come!!

November 23, 2021January 19, 2022 goingroundandround

So here is my official announcement blog post -- my bestie Marnie and I plan to thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail in 2022!! The trail traverses California, Oregon, and Washington, from Mexico to Canada, and is 2650 miles long. We plan to start at the southern terminus at the Mexico border and head north. It… Continue reading PCT, Here We Come!!

Books, Christian Life, God, Recommendations, Reviews

Book Recommendation — The Bethany Tales

May 26, 2020 goingroundandround

I want to recommend The Bethany Tales, Four Intertwined Stories of Restoration and Hope, written by Bryan E. Canter. The book looks at the lives of four people from the village of Bethany in the time of Jesus – Mary, Martha, Lazarus, and Simon. “These four tales use the creative gift of imagination to… Continue reading Book Recommendation — The Bethany Tales