by Helen1 | Apr 13, 2026 | Missions
“The seas have lifted up, LORD, the seas have lifted up their voice; the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.” Psalm 93:3 Do you ever think of the seas as having a voice? But they do…and it is a powerful one that often speaks to people in crisis. Has it...
by Helen1 | Dec 21, 2025 | Book Reviews
This year I read over 110 books, which is fairly typical for me. Of these books about half were focused on the Bible: either study, Bible-centered devotionals, or Christian biography. The other half were equally divided among three types of fiction: classics,...
by Helen1 | Jan 1, 2024 | Book Reviews
I may not have traveled physically much this year, but I have certainly visited many different times and lands in my reading life! I spent a lot of time in medieval Norway with Sigrid Undset’s Kristin Lavransdatter and one day (by far enough!) with the remarkable Ivan...
by Helen1 | Dec 19, 2022 | Book Reviews
For the past few years, I have followed the example of others in listing my top ten reads for the year. This year has been different. I feel like I have been on an adventure, seeking new ways of reading, and new reasons to read. So instead of a list, I am going to...
by Helen1 | Apr 19, 2022 | Book Reviews
Jessica Hooton Wilson has written a book about books. If you love books like I do, this should immediately catch your interest. More specifically, she has written a book about books that challenge us to examine what it means to be formed in the image of God. If you...
by Helen1 | Mar 3, 2022 | Book Reviews
Recently I met over a span of eight weeks with a group of friends to discuss Becoming Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn, the recently published authorized biography of Elisabeth Elliot. I wasn’t sure what to expect of this book when we started. I knew about the...
by Helen1 | Dec 13, 2021 | Book Reviews
At the end of the year I like to look back at the books I’ve read and pick out my favorites to share. So here are some that blessed and challenged me in special ways. I hope you can find your next read among them! Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for...
by Helen1 | Dec 11, 2021 | Book Reviews
Every year avid readers publish their lists of favorite reads and I too look forward to sharing my list. As I have reviewed the 80+ books I’ve read this year, I decided to write a separate post on Best Author before listing my best books, since about 10 of the books I...
by Helen1 | Nov 28, 2021 | Book Reviews
For me, 2020 was a year of questions and changes. In the midst of a global pandemic, we made the radical decision to sell our home of 25 years and move back to Oregon after almost 40 years in Southern California. While 2021 has also had its share of questions—What...
by Helen1 | Jul 19, 2021 | Home
For the first time in our 43 years of married life, Michael and I have a back yard. Well, that’s not completely true if you count a graveyard as a yard. Early on we lived as caretakers of a cemetery and looked out at a field of gravestones. But I never considered that...