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Weeds
I love spring time. The sun is finally shining and the heavy rains have stopped. Living in the Pacific Northwest, we get a lot of rain....

Kerry Patton
4 days ago


Embracing Every Season
Age is a funny thing to consider. So often it's about our perspective. When we are children, we can’t wait for our next birthday to be a...

Kerry Patton
Mar 31


Someone to Listen and Hold Their Hand
As I visited with the residents at my Dads home, I noticed something new. I’ve mentioned before how people would respond more often when...

Kerry Patton
Mar 20


Is God my Focus, or a Distraction?
There are many things that vie for our attention these days. Home, family, work, phones, television, etc. None of these are bad things...

Kerry Patton
Jan 21


The First Christmas
Christmas is almost here! In all the hustle and bustle of the season, I took time to spend a quiet moment reading in Luke chapter two,...

Kerry Patton
Dec 18, 2024


On Thankfulness
“It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; To declare your steadfast love in the morning, and...

Kerry Patton
Nov 26, 2024


Noticing Others
We all have needs. Some large, (as those experiencing the recent hurricanes) and some that may seem small; but needs just the same. My...

Kerry Patton
Oct 4, 2024


Encouragement
I have often said that I want to write words that encourage others. But what does that really mean? In the dictionary encouragement is...

Kerry Patton
Aug 21, 2024


Be Still
There are many times God tells his people to “be still”. He even told the wind to be still, and it obeyed. I pondered this over several...

Kerry Patton
Jun 12, 2024


Guilt
There are different kinds of guilt. There is guilt that I prefer to call conviction, that comes from sinful words or actions. Thankfully...

Kerry Patton
May 6, 2024


He Calls You by Name
I’ve noticed that people at the assisted living home where my Dad lives, like to be called by name. If I say, “Good morning”, they might...

Kerry Patton
Apr 3, 2024


The Light Amidst the Clouds
“While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.” (Genesis 8:22) Has...

Kerry Patton
Mar 13, 2024


Then They Cried Out to the Lord
I was reading in Psalms 107 this morning. It started with, “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” The Lord...

Kerry Patton
Feb 25, 2024


He Will
Over the holidays, our family got together and shared food, fun, memories, and germs. Many of us ended the holidays with coughs and...

Kerry Patton
Feb 1, 2024


Spent
I’m so thankful today to belong to Jesus. To know he is where my help comes from. Yesterday was a rough day. One of those days where the...

Kerry Patton
Dec 20, 2023


I’ve Got Today Planned … or So I Thought
We never know what a day holds. I woke up early with a list of things to accomplish. Phone calls to make. Appointments to cancel....

Kerry Patton
Nov 13, 2023


How to Love Him, When He’s Unlovely
Dad ... When he’s confused and angry, I feel like I’m losing him. He wants answers to questions that make no sense. He wants me to fix...

Kerry Patton
Oct 25, 2023


Hectic Times
Sometimes life cruises along. You feel like things are in order…at least somewhat. But sometimes, days or weeks seem crazy. That's how...

Kerry Patton
Sep 30, 2023


Sweet Alyssum
I talk about flowers a lot, I know. That’s because when I’m outside, working in my yard, I have time to think. I put my phone away and...

Kerry Patton
Sep 4, 2023


He is Always with Us
We are never alone.

Kerry Patton
Aug 14, 2023
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