Last night, my husband and I perched for a long while on a large rock in a river. To be precise, the rock was nearly located in two rivers. It's a remarkable place because it's where two mighty forces collide, mingling both waters and destinies in their mutual ambition to find the least resistant path to the sea. If you think one river seems powerful, watch one crash into another. It's impressive.

Gather ‘round! Listen up! I’ve got a story to tell, and it’s a fun one! When we first looked at our house to buy, there were many things...

And they’re off! So many thanks to long-time (since childhood) friend Rick Seavey! He drove down from Washington to pick up the boys and...

This is a house of miracles. Truly! With each day that passes, we become more amazed by what God has done! Last month marked the one year anniversary of the day we closed on our house. The story of how we got here is incredible, full of twists and turns (some of them deeply touching and many of them kind of horrifying). It’s definitely the stuff of which books are written. I will save the whole story for another time and day…and as I keep saying…probably a whole book. Howe

“The most glorious coming and appearance of the Son of God may well be reckoned into His people’s glory. For their sake He came into the...

I knew I would know when I saw it. Ya’ know? First, the waiting. I was waiting to find just the right picture for my living room, and I...

On the evening of April 6, 2015, I started into the book of Acts with my boys, aged 8 and 6 at the time. Something seemed familiar to one...

*Penned the evening of April 4, 2021 At the close of this Resurrection Sunday, I am exhausted. But my heart is also overflowing with...

My Greek studies have for the past week had me brooding over a mood of language known as the subjunctive. “Subjunctive,” you ask? Yes,...

I’m studying for a Greek quiz tonight. Yep. Ancient Greek. Perhaps because I’m a glutton for punishment — but more because of a sense...

The world is in crisis. What now?

We see it all the time these days. Is silence really violence, though?

"When a person is in their 20's, their whole life revolves around finding themself." If I'd heard it once, I'd heard it a thousand times.

He looked across the room at me with a decided solemnity: "I would never go smaller than Spokane."

"Kimberlee, why are you always smiling?" The words stung because they were intended to bite; it was obvious by her tone of voice...

It's fall, and that means hunting season! The evidence is everywhere...

After a long, miserable drive through a rare pounding rain in the Oregon Outback (with a man still suffering the effects of a recently broke

"Kimberlee, it looks like you're having trouble with the locks. Is there something we can do to assist you?"

"Kimberlee, I understand you're talking about going into ministry, but I have to tell you that you're going to need to tone it down..."

My husband suggested the title in jest, but I didn't think it a bad idea. Let me explain...