https://journeynorthcharacter.com/2026/01/24/in-2026-giving-attention-to-the-goodness-of-tension/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/img_1822-1.jpgimg_1822-1https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/img_1831-1.jpgimg_1831-1https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/img_1826-1.jpgimg_1826-12026-03-23T14:07:59+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2026/03/08/check-out-this-uplifting-interview/2026-03-09T21:12:15+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2026/02/28/when-a-verb-becomes-a-noun-and-i-accept-the-changes/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/img_1448.jpgimg_1448Nana (that's me) gave her granddaughter a tea table and tea set. An introduction to hospitality. 2026-03-09T14:12:29+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2025/12/18/the-voice-of-comfort-how-then-shall-we-hear-part-3/2025-12-27T13:27:49+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2025/11/23/hearing-gods-voice-through-through-the-hurt-how-then-shall-we-hear-part-2/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_7175.jpgimg_7175https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_7181.jpgimg_7181Brenda and Marty visited us in October of 2023.2025-11-25T13:31:03+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2025/09/19/online-course-and-resource-update-pray-pray-pray/2025-11-10T13:59:20+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2025/11/09/how-then-shall-we-hear-part-1/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5338-e1762725703167.jpgimg_53382025-11-10T13:57:58+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2025/09/11/how-can-we-make-sense-of-the-senseless-podcast-interview-at-end/2025-09-13T13:34:35+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2025/08/29/on-being-human/2025-09-02T18:25:31+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2025/08/14/presenting-two-great-opportunities-for-you-and-me/2025-08-18T02:24:01+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2025/07/18/giving-advise-to-your-younger-self/2025-07-19T03:21:32+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2025/05/24/on-reading-aloud/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/reading-narnia-2.jpgReading Narnia 2https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/reading-narnia-1.jpgreading Narnia 1https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/reading-narnia-3.jpgReading Narnia 32025-05-28T01:59:14+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2025/03/30/what-makes-you-persevere-and-any-book-updates/2025-03-31T12:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2025/02/01/from-the-first-to-the-last-every-breath-is-sacred/2025-02-16T17:12:08+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2025/01/10/as-the-years-go-by-meaningful-breaths/2025-03-31T12:43:36+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2024/11/24/eating-my-own-spiritual-casseroles-and-growing-thereby/2024-11-25T03:02:50+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2024/11/13/a-book-is-born-and-a-website-and-a-podcast/2024-11-13T18:41:07+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2024/10/23/publication-after-the-election/2024-10-24T08:43:34+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2024/10/16/announcing-a-move/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_4069.jpegScreenshot2024-10-21T12:48:58+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2024/09/26/think-and-do-wheres-the-feel/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/image000000.jpgimage0000002024-09-27T01:28:48+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2024/07/26/remembering-my-poet-preacher-papa/2024-07-26T23:59:21+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/05/31/getting-home-before-dark/2024-07-26T12:50:34+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2024/06/30/what-do-i-do-with-the-bible-six-steps/2024-07-01T12:58:08+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2024/04/30/the-recursive-nature-writing-and-life/2024-05-02T23:56:28+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2024/03/08/a-peek-into-my-coming-book/2024-03-11T15:22:38+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2024/02/24/secrets-and-sightings/2024-03-06T20:26:47+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2024/01/06/epiphany-such-glorious-radiance-and-representation/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_7764.jpgimg_7764l;jhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/img_5862.jpgimg_5862lkj2024-01-07T22:56:14+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2023/12/16/near-drowning-of-the-bells-a-christmas-reading/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7581.jpgimg_7581This is the carol book we are using, which you can purchase online. There are other useful ones, but this is a nice size and contains 29 carols. Each song is scored like a traditional hymn but also includes guitar key notation. Quite versatile.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7585.jpgimg_75852023-12-18T15:23:37+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2023/12/08/a-holiday-homily-for-unto-us/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7519.jpgimg_7519So many choices!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_5849.jpgimg_5849Lisa Johnson, head organizer and moderator of our Christmas Tea worked diligently as did her team to serve the ladies of our church and our guests. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7508.jpgimg_7508Teaching my granddaughter to plan a tea party is one way of introducing her to discipling through tea fellowships in adulthood. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7509.jpgimg_7509https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7510.jpgimg_7510https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7515.jpgimg_7515https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7518.jpgimg_75182023-12-19T00:18:46+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2023/11/12/news-and-invitation-to-thee-o-lord-i-call/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_7336.jpgimg_73362023-11-20T03:59:33+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2023/10/09/from-longing-to-longing-richard-and-the-crude-russian-officer/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_7054.jpgimg_7054An early October day in Indiana. The trees are changing color earlier this year.2023-10-09T18:45:09+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2023/10/01/gathering-with-friends-50-years-later-encouraged-by-whatever/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_7006.jpgimg_7006https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_6993.jpgimg_6993https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_6997.jpgimg_6997Our lunches were scruptuoushttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_7019.jpgimg_7019https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_7030.jpgimg_70302023-10-02T19:55:29+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2023/09/14/provoking-more-thought-while-harvesting-some-produce/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_6958.jpgimg_6958https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_6954.jpgimg_6954https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_6933.jpgimg_6933https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_6950.jpgimg_6950https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_6956.jpgimg_6956https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_6942.jpgimg_6942https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_6940.jpgimg_6940https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_6955.jpgimg_6955Three of the four buckets of apples Paul picked. He placed them in Aunt Mary's basement kitchen where she and a niece will make applesauce this week.2023-09-18T18:12:12+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2023/08/30/thought-provoking-thoughts-that-provoke-thoughts-about-secularism-schools-and-christianity/2023-09-08T12:50:54+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2023/07/10/4-only-the-informed-can-act-really-what-if/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_6587.jpgimg_6587https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_6588.jpgimg_6588This catechism was included in the primer. What if such spiritual milk drawn from the breasts of the Old and New Testaments nourished the souls of most American babes?  All the babes whose parents long for such nutrition....https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_6594.jpgimg_6594A page from this facsimile’s introduction explains the importance of this primer. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_6778.jpgimg_67782023-07-10T21:36:17+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2023/06/08/from-trans-to-trans-getting-involved-in-the-transformative-activity-of-the-gospel/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/img_6574.jpgimg_6574Happy and confident irises have decorated         our back yard this season.                    Smiles from heaven.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/img_6584.jpgimg_6584Check out Bible2Schoolhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_4776.jpgimg_47762023-08-29T17:24:18+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2023/05/13/suppose/2023-07-07T18:14:30+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2023/04/22/isaiah-jesus-and-whatevermike/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/img_3144.jpgimg_31442023-07-07T18:13:22+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2023/03/13/for-your-progress-and-joy-in-the-faith/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_6133.jpgimg_6133https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_6100.jpgimg_6100https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_6144.jpgimg_6144I found this picture at Good Samaritan Mission. Fits perfectly with the class I taught called A Traveler's Guide through Suffering and Joy.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_6163.jpgimg_6163https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_6152.jpgimg_6152https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_6202.jpgimg_6202https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_6254.jpgimg_6254The GSM dog, Toby, loved by vhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_6266-e1678625096243.jpgimg_6266Pastor Daniel Duncan preaching through the book of Philippians at Balm Baptist Church down the road from GSM. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_6302.jpgimg_6302In the conference/classroom where I taught a four-session class at the mission on a theology of suffering and joy. It is called A Traveler's Guide through Suffering and Joy.2023-03-25T19:09:36+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2023/01/22/like-sea-waves-a-personal-note/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/img_4761.jpgimg_4761Confident in their Creator, these tall irises decorated our front yard in the spring.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/img_4776.jpgimg_4776https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/img_5635.jpgimg_5635My favorite tree of drama in our neighborhood.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/img_5672-e1674331708683.jpgimg_56722023-01-25T19:00:19+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2022/12/15/a-story-told-the-cosmic-adventure/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_5953-1.jpgimg_5953-1https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image000000.jpgimage000000https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_5958.jpgimg_5958https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_5896.jpgimg_5896https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_5954-2157956779-e1671041566198.jpgimg_5954Here's the way for a nana to live, and I'm looking more like her each year!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_5893.jpgimg_5893https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_8789.jpgimg_8789https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_5891.jpgimg_5891Lights and heights!! Paul sets up our new 9 foot Christmas tree passed on to us by a dear friend whose current house cannot handle such a tall tree.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_5939.jpgimg_5939https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_5940.jpgimg_59402022-12-15T17:02:43+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2022/10/13/is-atheism-dead-eric-metaxas-replies/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/img_5592-e1665668375732.jpgimg_5592One of four bas relief sculptures on corbels in Yale's magnificent library. All four are of students at their desks but only this one is studying. What message do you take away?https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/img_5436.jpgimg_5436403 https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_4878.jpgimg_4878If the God of the Bible is real, I would expect such harmony, complexity, potential, and beauty recognizable in my granddaughter. Awe and wonder make sense. Awe and wonder create joy and gratitude. Soli Deo Gloria. 2022-10-13T16:59:12+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2022/09/23/witnessing-the-witness-of-queen-elizabeth-ii/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img_5528.jpgimg_5528https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img_5533.jpgimg_5533https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img_5457.jpgimg_5457From the Royal Collection Trust at the Buckingham Palace Gift Shop, https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img_5505.jpgimg_55052022-09-24T22:19:05+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2022/08/26/picking-two-books-back-to-the-roaming-reader-series/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5331-1.jpgimg_5331-1https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5356-1.jpgimg_5356-1https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5384.jpgimg_5384We recently had a stamped cement patio added to our backyard. The two raised bed gardens that Paul built this spring are nestled behind. We are still picking Cabbages, zuchin, cucumbers, and tomatoes. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5388-e1661431943326.jpgimg_5388The rest of Warren's Table of Contents.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5387.jpgimg_5387Table of Contents for Liturgy of the Ordinary, by Tish Harrison Warren.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5352.jpgimg_5352https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5350-e1660938774232.jpgimg_53502022-08-27T17:42:20+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2022/07/23/how-are-people-nurtured-in-our-constitutional-republic-and-pluralist-society/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_5053.jpgimg_5053https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_5178-e1657977234669.jpgimg_5178https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_5179-e1657977438300.jpgimg_5179kkjhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_5181.jpgimg_5181https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_5176-e1657976881870.jpgimg_51762022-07-23T17:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2022/06/22/approaching-education-in-a-pluralistic-society/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_4884.jpgimg_4884https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_4898.jpgimg_4898Passing on one's heritage happens in a meriad https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_4911-e1655399911248.jpgimg_4911https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_4914.jpgimg_4914https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_4014.jpgimg_40142022-06-22T23:38:47+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2022/06/03/how-can-christianity-and-education-dance-together-in-a-pluralistic-society/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_4574.jpgimg_4574What is in her mind, will, and desires? Sigh!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_4769.jpgimg_4769https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_4827.jpgimg_4827Paul recently had his birthday and I will soon have mine. Paul loves sunflowers. "The grass withers and the flower fades [and so do we], but the word of our God stands forever." Isaiah 40:8.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/img_1693.jpgimg_16932022-06-27T16:46:26+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2022/05/21/darcie-chan-confronts-a-mothers-dilemma-the-roaming-reader-4/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_3908.jpgimg_3908https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_4159.jpgimg_4159https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_4719.jpgimg_47192022-05-22T12:01:29+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2022/05/06/back-to-kirk-the-roaming-reader-3/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_4704.jpgimg_4704Cups of tea encourage me as I read and write. Thankfully, spring is peeking in the windows. Next week is supposed to be warm and sunny here in Indiana! By the way, the tea in this cup is Bigelow's Ginger Peach Turmeric herbal tea. Pleasant! https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_4705.jpgimg_4705;lkjhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_4703.jpgimg_4703Cups of Ginger, Peach, Turmeric Herbal Tea assisted me in drafting this post.2022-05-12T14:39:04+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2022/04/21/order-order-i-hear-you-the-roaming-reader-2/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_4672-e1650553358110.jpgimg_4672From my father's last Bible. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_4673-e1650553514248.jpgimg_4673I love to see my father's marks in his Bible.2022-04-23T19:06:35+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2022/03/18/introducing-a-new-series-the-roaming-reader/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/img_4464.jpgimg_4464https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/img_4562.jpgimg_4562View from Loretta's side yard. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/img_4468.jpgimg_4468Bill Cruz and Theresa Cruz.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/img_4548.jpgimg_4548Paul and Loretta and I enjoyed the St. Patrick's Day Festival at the Spanish Springs town square in The Villages.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/img_4564.jpgimg_4564Worth reading.2022-03-19T12:02:45+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2022/01/08/their-tales-still-surprised-me/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/img_4144.jpgimg_4144https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/img_4147.jpgimg_4147https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/img_4156.jpgimg_4156Cousin Sherrie on the right, singing in a Festival of Lights concert at her church in Phoenix.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/img_4158.jpgimg_4158Paul and Sherrie when we were walking on the square in downtown Prescott. Here, we are in one of the western stores. Don't they look, well, western?!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/img_1630.jpgimg_16302022-03-19T00:04:47+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2022/02/14/inscrutable-paths-of-gods-blessing-and-love/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/img_4132.jpgimg_4132https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_2674.jpgimg_2674https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_2670.jpgimg_26702022-02-17T14:19:15+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2022/01/28/white-tufts-of-wisdom/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_3859.jpgimg_3859https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_4196.jpgimg_4196https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_4197.jpgimg_4197https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_4198.jpgimg_4198https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/img_3774.jpgimg_3774https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/img_4093.jpgimg_40932022-02-01T12:52:49+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2021/12/31/sequence-and-surprise/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/img_3473.jpgimg_3473https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/img_3749.jpgimg_3749https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/img_3944.jpgimg_3944https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/img_3966.jpgimg_3966https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/img_4120.jpgimg_4120https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/img_4141.jpgimg_4141The new house is in a wooded development. We are up a bit on a hill.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/screen-shot-2021-12-23-at-1.54.11-pm.pngScreen Shot 2021-12-23 at 1.54.11 PM2022-01-05T18:01:03+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2021/10/20/look-at-what-i-found-in-my-file-tell/2021-11-18T03:32:23+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2021/09/16/digging-through-a-tell-a-file-tell-part-1/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ba188463-996d-42fe-85d6-82b89b474c55_1_201_a.jpegBA188463-996D-42FE-85D6-82B89B474C55_1_201_aAn earlier attempt at digging through precious memories. Amanda encouraged me to take some pictures and then toss the items. ("A seriously callous daughter," broods a sentimental mother.)2021-09-26T22:51:23+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2021/08/07/grand-camp-2021-and-the-rock/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sisters-in-back-yard.jpgSisters in back yardhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/family-fiesta-jpg.jpgFamily Fiesta JPGhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/family-croquet.jpgFamily croquetAunt Amanda plays croquet with the boys and their Dad.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sweetwater-archade-1.jpgSweetwater archadehttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sweetwater-archade.jpgSweetwater archadehttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/romans-122.jpgRomans 12:2https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/rylandtomatoes.jpgRyland&tomatoesRyland leans on Papa O's raised garden bed which is in front of the croquet court.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sheshedgarden.jpgSheshed&gardenPaul built two raised garden beds last year which are next to the practical and attractive shed Paul added to the back third of the back yard. Ready for a new family to enjoy.  https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sweetwater-boys.jpgSweetwater BoysThe boys didn't know we hat to expect at Sweetwater, but they loved it so much w2021-08-15T01:25:48+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2021/06/30/anchors-birthdays-and-busy-summer-days/2021-07-14T00:31:47+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2021/05/27/progress-via-plodding/2021-05-28T17:48:54+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2021/04/23/home-again-home-again/2021-05-03T00:26:36+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2021/02/28/escape-not-just-from-winter/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/img_1678.jpgimg_1678https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/img_1845.jpgimg_18452021-03-01T03:05:43+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2021/01/27/the-g-of-g-7-vision-collision-and-mission/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/img_1602.jpgimg_16022021-01-28T13:29:35+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/12/23/finding-merry-in-good-ole-merry-christmas/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/d6bbd6d6-4981-4d44-aef3-a94f556a3b32.jpegD6BBD6D6-4981-4D44-AEF3-A94F556A3B322020-12-24T02:47:32+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/11/19/the-g-of-g-6-lesson-from-a-leprechaun/2020-11-20T02:40:04+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/09/29/the-g-of-g-2-what-is-the-relationship-between-self-government-and-civil-government/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_1220-e1601402748227.jpgimg_1220https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_1217.jpgimg_1217https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_1216-e1601402337634.jpgimg_1216Resources you may want to borrow or purchase.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_1215.jpgimg_1215Good reads about our history.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_1214.jpgimg_1214;slfj2020-11-17T16:09:13+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/11/05/the-g-of-g-5-praying-for-our-nation/2020-11-06T20:55:29+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/10/27/the-g-of-g-4-in-god-we-trust/2020-10-29T18:59:05+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/10/15/the-g-of-g-3-how-do-you-build-a-biblical-worldview-to-apply-to-politics/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_1221-e1602773134999.jpgimg_12212020-10-15T20:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/09/17/the-grammar-of-government-part-1/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/288dd355-ec05-42fa-9547-6476c4ad50dc.jpeg288DD355-EC05-42FA-9547-6476C4AD50DCA picture to break up all this text! Sorry! I'm having trouble accessing my photos. I've lost my governing ability! But I was able to pull up this one picture! Lovely!2020-09-24T20:16:48+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/09/02/it-happened-one-eve/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_1104.jpgimg_1104Oh Paul! You did a great job in making the raised bed and in choosing "Husky Cherrie Tomatoes" to grow within it. They truly are husky, and they love their home!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_0789.jpgimg_0789Look! Here comes another zucchini!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_0889-1.jpgimg_0889-1https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_0884.jpgimg_0884https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_0858.jpgimg_0858https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_0844.jpgimg_0844https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_0839.jpgimg_0839https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_0798.jpgimg_0798https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_0797.jpgimg_0797This spring Paul built this raised bed. The zucchini, tomatoes, and peppers love the rich soil. The plants were tilted forward, but their tender flexibility also made them sturdy to withstand the wind. We are thankful!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_0799.jpgimg_07992020-09-08T01:32:57+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/07/12/just-thinking-and-doing-oh-glory/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_0563.jpgimg_0563Aunt Mary is opening her birthday gifts.2020-08-02T19:31:53+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/05/26/part-1-the-beauty-of-truth-and-other-ravi-thoughts/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0349.jpgIMG_0349Self-government and family government is at work in this picture. How do you think it is working here?https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0367.jpgIMG_03672020-06-01T17:34:16+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/05/07/spring-therapy/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0221.jpgIMG_0221A bouquet of ornamental cherry blossoms from a few branches that Paul trimmed off the tree decorate our dining room for a few days or a week. We'll see how long they last.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0227.jpgIMG_0227Ornamental cherry blossoms.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0232.jpgIMG_0232Ornamental cherry trees in the front corner of our house and our neighbors across the street welcome you into our cul-de-sac.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0200.jpgIMG_0200Baby Hannah Rose in my arms, a mere 36 hours old!!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0182.jpgIMG_0182Goose and Gander on a wander.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0195.jpgIMG_0195Ahh! The sun has come out for Cecil and Emogene! A fine day!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0187.jpgIMG_0187Goose and Gander on a wander https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0175.jpgIMG_0175Further back of our property along the "creek" I watch this black bird with a red and yellow stripe on each side protecting his wife and nest below.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0122.jpgIMG_0122Near the back of our property you see our deer, Cecil and Emojean, who live here under the pine. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0149.jpgIMG_0149Patio view2020-05-25T17:07:14+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/04/11/why-suffering/2020-04-28T17:00:11+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/04/24/clues-from-the-kingdom-sighted-in-coronaville/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_0059.jpgIMG_0059 Oh you of little faithhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_0063.jpgIMG_0063Showing God's Gloryhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_0087.jpgIMG_0087Daffodils blooming by our patio, bringing us joy, sent from our Creator.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_0092.jpgIMG_0092We must have a dozen of these blossoming trees on our property, praising God!2020-04-25T03:58:51+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/04/02/thinking-about-deborah-thank-you-deborah/2020-04-30T14:34:24+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/03/23/fine-resources-for-living-at-home-and-letting-home-bless-you-and-others/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_9999.jpgIMG_9999A resource that blesses me, because I'm grateful, and blesses God because He is glorified through my gratitude.2020-04-02T14:55:56+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/03/19/social-distancing-or-spacial-distancing-living-from-home/2020-03-27T15:26:02+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/02/20/a-devotional-scope-on-a-lively-hope/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_9580.jpgIMG_9580https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_9716.jpgIMG_9716Building relationships through a simple tea luncheon.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_9701.jpgIMG_9701Theresa Cruz and Paul Olsen.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_9698.jpgIMG_9698Paul in the mobile pantry.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_9579.jpgIMG_9579New paint, curtains, wall hangings, table and chairs. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_9524.jpgIMG_9524Gorgeous.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_9672.jpgIMG_9672New paint, curtains, wall hangings, table and chairs. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_9710.jpgIMG_9710Bill Cruz, the executive director of Good Samaritan's, enjoys the children.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_9704.jpgIMG_9704A sweet volunteer at Good Samaritan's in Wimauma, Florida and Theresa Cruz, who co-leads the mission with her husband.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_9594.jpgIMG_9594Paul and me at Mick and Lilly's. We finally get to rest and celebrate great progress!2020-02-25T18:54:16+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/01/28/sir-roger-scruton-and-mick-and-lilly-dignity-tenderness-and-eternity/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_9477.jpgIMG_9477A peaceful entry way. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_9460.jpgIMG_9460A fabulous find at a second hand shop for $5.00!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_9443.jpgIMG_9443https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_9426.jpgIMG_9426The new color palette coordinates with the new flooring: grays as major neutral and beiges as minor neutral. Now we need a splash of happy color.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_9404.jpgIMG_9404Collecting lovely ideas.2020-02-18T21:18:26+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2020/01/06/time-like-an-ever-rolling-stream-cascades-into-2020/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_9287.jpgIMG_9287'Twas a lovely Christmas in Chicago! And since I took these pictures, I didn't have to be in them!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_9272.jpgIMG_9272Amanda with her coconut milk potato bisque which had bright flavors from lemongrass, yellow tomato, lime, peanut, and cilantro!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_9270.jpgIMG_9270I loved my salad: a beet & avocado salad with citrus, fennel, sunflower seed and a saucy little champagne, vanilla dressing. Yummy!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_9264.jpgIMG_9264View from the roof top, outdoor deck. You see the lake in a distance...and the Bean below and the edge of the ice rink. Fabulous views.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_9257.jpgIMG_9257Eating lunch in a roof top restaurant overlooking Lake Michigan. Beautiful day. 58 degrees! https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_9292.jpgIMG_9292Father and daughter. Paul and Amanda in downtown Chicago during Christmas week. 2020-01-07T16:33:30+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2019/12/20/joy-to-the-suffering-world/2019-12-29T00:07:06+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2019/11/21/from-richard-wurmbrand-to-our-suffering-sovereign/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_9106.jpgIMG_91062019-11-21T20:52:58+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2019/11/04/chapter-2-the-ground-under-our-feet/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_28fb.jpegfullsizeoutput_28fbhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_9089.jpgIMG_9089Maple out front.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_9098.jpgIMG_9098From the kitchen window.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_9078.jpgIMG_9078By the pergola.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_9112.jpgIMG_9112Our back yard from our sunroom.2019-11-19T19:20:29+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2019/10/07/navigators-guide-chapter-1-banking-on-the-cure/2019-10-26T15:40:27+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2019/10/04/so-jesus-made-haste-for-uncle-bud/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_8817.jpgIMG_8817Uncle Bud's WWII medals.2019-10-06T22:49:55+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2019/09/27/a-travelers-guide-making-haste-slowly/2019-10-05T19:32:27+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2019/08/28/a-travelers-guide-through-suffering-and-joy-draft-1-of-introduction/2019-09-21T17:43:52+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2019/08/20/what-do-you-think-of-a-travelers-guide/2019-09-02T23:58:53+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2019/08/10/the-ancient-paths-and-a-new-ology-to-enlighten-our-way/2019-08-11T01:14:01+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2019/07/30/christian-spirituality-a-12-verse-dance-or-a-12-point-framework/2019-07-30T23:34:15+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2019/07/11/decluttering-in-search-of-true-spirituality/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_8155.jpgIMG_8155Ah. Now is a good time for a break. Make a cup of tea (or whatever you like) and return to this post. Much better!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_8156.jpgIMG_8156Ah. Now is a good time for a break. Make a cup of tea (or whatever you like) and return to this post. Much better!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/fullsizeoutput_25ba.jpegfullsizeoutput_25baFor about eighteen years Paul and I have been taking Juice Plus as a nutritional supplement. It's researchers, journalists, and promotors, no matter how wise, are not my spiritual anchor or tether.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/fullsizeoutput_25bd.jpegfullsizeoutput_25bdThis is a 1971 edition. Isn't the cover interesting? What is the relationship between spirituality and the two scenes on the cover? What may the cover communicate about the nature of true spirituality?2019-07-13T11:20:43+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2019/06/16/jesus-never-was-a-father/2019-06-20T19:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2019/05/11/how-do-i-love-thee/2019-05-14T19:04:39+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2019/04/10/a-biblical-framework-for-interpreting-spiritual-realities/2019-04-11T07:04:59+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2019/03/16/introduction-spiritually-speaking/2019-03-26T14:01:38+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2019/02/26/back-door-to-belief-moral-outrage/2019-06-26T06:57:13+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2019/02/16/learning-curves/2019-02-17T22:49:04+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/jnc-special-pictures/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_5938-e1550335271763.jpgIMG_5938Amanda Laine Olsen at the Drake Hotel in Chicago. September, 2018.2019-02-16T20:44:47+00:00weekly0.6https://journeynorthcharacter.com/2019/01/21/deeper-and-deeper/2019-01-26T16:23:59+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2018/08/29/reminds-me-of/2019-01-15T23:45:10+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2018/12/23/the-personality-of-light/2018-12-26T03:22:05+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2018/11/17/the-child-is-father-of-the-man/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_6226.jpgIMG_6226Date night treats.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_4463.jpgIMG_4463Paul and Karen in Sedona, Arizona at Tlaqepaqe, our favorite date place.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_6311-e1542495633410.jpgIMG_6311https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_6098-e1542495360562.jpgIMG_6098https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_6316.jpgIMG_6316Mom and Dad dressed for Old Fashioned Days at their church in 1987. Dad loved the fun of this. Though retired, I think he preached that morning.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_6310-e1542488124719.jpgIMG_6310Marion and Miriam with their mother, Helen, in 1922. These may be the steps that were missing in the house picture above. Helen is just 23 years old, but looks pretty tired and worn. Hmm.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_6303-e1542487875163.jpgIMG_6303Preaching on the beach along the gulf coast near Tampa, Florida before he baptized some new believers. This was his last church before retirement.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_6307-e1542487528342.jpgIMG_6307Dad with three of his "preacher boys" he nurtured in Anderson, South Carolina.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_6309-e1542486918147.jpgIMG_6309Oh, I found it! A picture of the house! The character in the story! The house that Jason and Helen built, lived in for about ten years, and then lost to creditors in 1928. This picture was taken before the steps were put in. I've always liked this style. The low roof and wide front porch feel lick open arms to welcome you. Welcome. Please, come on in!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_6317-e1542486424340.jpgIMG_6317Marion Thomas, age 81. Picture taken by his oldest grandchild, Amanda, when she was taking a photography class in junior college. Note the knit cap he often wore in his latter years when he was cold. 2018-11-18T00:25:23+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2018/10/25/the-problem-was-the-house/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_62511.jpgIMG_6251At Jason and Helen Thomas’ last house, taken in 1958, with seven of their eight grandchildren. I’m the youngest here, sitting on Grandma’s lap. This is from Dad’s journal; note his comment. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_6251.jpgIMG_6251At Jason and Helen Thomas' last house, taken in 1958, with seven of their eight grandchildren. I'm the youngest here, sitting on Grandma's lap. This is from Dad's journal; note his comment.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_6212-e1540499195682.jpgIMG_6212At Jason and Helen's last house, in Findlay, Ohio, with seven of their eight grandchildren taken in 1958. I'm the youngest in this picture, sitting on Grandma's lap.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_6211-e1540498636575.jpgIMG_6211The house that George built. Home of George and Francis Freelove Ballard Taylor Baughman.2018-11-02T11:48:09+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2018/10/12/from-whence-marion-came/2018-10-13T17:48:37+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2018/10/05/happy-100th-birthday-dad-the-breeze-still-blows/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_6097-e1538780863412.jpgIMG_6097Helen Thomas sent this picture postcard to her husband, Jason, who was still away on military duty and had not yet seen his son, Marion.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_6098-e1538780529275.jpgIMG_6098Marion, age 10, with his two sisters, Miriam, age 8, and Lois Mae, age 1.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_6099-e1538780253921.jpgIMG_6099Marion Ray Thomas at age 2.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_6096-e1538779852335.jpgIMG_6096Marion's father who was a conscientious objector serving in a non-combat position during World War I.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_6095-e1538779329130.jpgIMG_6095Marion Ray Thomas at about age 20 (1938ish)2018-10-13T17:46:49+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2018/07/29/coming-up-for-air/2018-07-30T03:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2018/05/22/telomeres-ticking-catapulting-me-into-a-new-song/2018-05-23T15:36:59+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2018/04/21/telomere-tales-truly-yours/2018-05-10T12:12:34+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2018/04/02/resurrection-day-resolve-and-comfort/2018-04-04T16:01:58+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2018/02/10/joni-elisabeth-and-my-applesauce-how-not-to-go-astray/2018-03-06T16:03:19+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2018/01/11/simply-resolved/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_3896.jpgIMG_3896Good morning, Day! View from the farmhouse -- back in Findlay, Ohio for Christmas!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_3300.jpgIMG_3300And I could use one of these. I saw this sign in a building in the Saint Louis Botanical Gardens. It is a room for parents to take their children, when needed!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_2191.jpgIMG_2191Maybe what I need is a good cup of tea!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_3469.jpgIMG_3469And away we go. Low beams or high, you see I have poor vision! Good thing Paul is tall!2018-04-19T03:46:06+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2018/01/01/gods-blessings-in-2018-resolved/2018-01-02T02:49:21+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2017/12/11/the-best-and-worst-this-season/2017-12-11T16:13:01+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2017/11/05/peace-pursuit-and-andrea-del-sarto/2017-11-06T13:25:21+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2017/10/13/lessons-from-cardinal-and-ordinal-numbers/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_3495.jpgIMG_3495The first page of my dad's copy of Luther's Ninety-Five Theses which begins with this introduction by E.G. Schwiebert.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_3493.jpgIMG_3493Integer by integer: 500 years, 95 Theses, 5 Solas, 1 Divine Authority. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_3494.jpgIMG_3494Via his 95 Theses, Luther intended to announce a public debate, hoping to clarify the University of Wittenberg's position toward the sale of indulgences. 2017-10-16T17:03:40+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2017/09/16/a-taste-of-delicious-plenty/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_2564.jpgIMG_2564The corn is higher than my honey's eye. . . .https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_30521.jpgIMG_3052Lynx Lake in Prescott National Forest, 15 minutes west of our house in Arizona.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_3052.jpgIMG_3052Lynx Lake in the heart of Prescott National Forest in Arizona, located 15 minutes from our house which is near the eastern edge of Prescott Valley.2017-09-16T18:08:12+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2017/07/25/what-a-summer-miles-to-drive-adventures-to-greet/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_0694.jpgIMG_0694https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1591.jpgIMG_1591Cousin Rick with his family, Irma, Andrea Sophia and Alex! Here, we're in Sedona on Airport Road overlooking the famous Coffee Pot Rock.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1306.jpgIMG_1306On the Durango train, cutting through the mountains, riding sometimes next to the Amicus River and sometimes riding high above it!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1259.jpgIMG_1259The cabin-house where the eight of us stayed outside of Durango.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1079.jpgIMG_1079At the reception.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1113.jpgIMG_1113The bride & groom signing their marriage license.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1035.jpgIMG_1035View of Denver from Ray and Shirley's house, where we stayed the week of the weddinghttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_0959.jpgIMG_0959Paul and his truck in Colorado. Why do I say "his truck"? It's ours! What shall we name her/him?https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_0896.jpgIMG_0896Paul's F150. I like the colors. The ride is pretty smooth for me, and I love the roomy back seat for taking a nap!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_0833.jpgIMG_0833At Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix. Time for Amanda to return home to Chicago!2017-08-25T11:47:23+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2017/08/22/the-summers-flying-toward-autumn/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1893.jpgIMG_1893At Meramec Spring in Misourihttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1923.jpgIMG_1923At Meramec Spring in Misourihttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2081.jpgIMG_2081The Grands: Papa O and grandboys fly across the farm!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2344.jpgIMG_2344Grandpa built this barn in 1935.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2010.jpgIMG_2010Walking from Aunt Mary & Uncle Bud's brick house down to the old farmhouse.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1997.jpgIMG_1997Dr. Karen Thomas Olsenhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1991.jpgIMG_1991Commencement Ceremony Trinity Theological Seminary August 5, 20172017-08-25T13:27:55+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2017/06/19/points-3-4-knowledge-soup-and-thinking-habits/2017-06-20T05:00:40+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2017/06/13/genre-genre-what-are-you-plus-a-gabe-update/2017-06-13T22:01:39+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2017/05/26/genre-prayers-of-intercession/2017-05-26T13:33:48+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2017/05/22/genre-prayer-for-whom-gabe/2017-05-23T16:51:33+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2017/04/28/your-home-library-one-dozen-books-to-build-biblical-literacy/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/compass-background.jpgcompass-background.jpgFrom my media file I had accumulated before using Google Photos.2017-05-11T22:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2017/05/10/a-fleet-of-books-on-my-biblical-literacy-shelf-frigates-7-12/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_1702.jpgIMG_1702Emily reminds us: "There is no frigate like a book."https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0532.jpgIMG_0532Bibles ad Study Bookshttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0616.jpgIMG_0616The heavens and our garden declare the glory of God.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0615.jpgIMG_0615One view from my dining room window.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0537.jpgIMG_0537A Biblical Literacy Bookshelfhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0530.jpgIMG_0530A Biblical Literacy Bookshelf2017-05-11T22:24:44+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2017/04/14/a-good-friday-to-you/2017-04-15T13:58:17+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2017/03/31/its-brief-one-apology-and-six-pithy-points-for-readers/2017-03-31T19:33:24+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2017/03/29/discipling-myself-through-reading/2017-04-06T20:45:22+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2017/02/20/standing-on-the-edge-with-my-books/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_0239.jpgimg_0239For when you're trying to figure out how to respond to life's puzzles and hurts.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_0230.jpgimg_0230The daily devotional: Today in the Word.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_0240.jpgimg_0240Good Children's literature is for adults too. Book 1: Book 6: Art and Music from The Bookshelf for Boys and Girls. Book 2: A Wrinkle in Time. Great reads!2017-02-24T00:14:43+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2017/02/01/how-to-read-and-beyond/2017-02-07T14:07:51+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2017/01/25/and-just-what-is-government/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1505.jpgimg_1505A plaque above our large windows in our sunroom. Every room is a prayer room. Note I Timothy 2:1-3.2017-01-27T13:33:45+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2016/12/31/focusing-for-2017/2017-01-02T02:21:11+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2016/12/20/all-gods-trees-planted-by-streams/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_4466-e1482218001298.jpgimg_4466Our Christmas tree.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_0927.jpgimg_0927A symbiotic relationship exists between water and land. Genesis 1:6-10https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_0928.jpgimg_0928Calm along the rocky coast this day. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_0903.jpgimg_0903I snapped this and the following two photos while strolling with Paul along a trail hovering close to the Pacific coastline, south of Paul's home town of Crescent City, California. The picture in my header was taken south of here a few years earlier. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_0906.jpgimg_0906Growing happily near the ocean's edge.2016-12-21T04:01:28+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2016/11/23/a-thanksgiving-hallelujah/2016-12-10T16:11:41+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2016/11/04/down-a-biblical-stream/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0383.jpgimg_0383Watson Lake near Prescott, Arizona -- a man made lake just 20 minutes from our house.2016-11-14T19:39:39+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2016/10/12/karens-smith-river-adventure/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3450.jpgimg_3450Sea Lions out from the pier in Crescent City. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3570.jpgimg_3570https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3549.jpgimg_3549https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3363.jpgimg_3363https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3392.jpgimg_3392https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3403.jpgimg_3403Can you see the young people on the ledge, ready to jump?https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3406.jpgimg_3406https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3388.jpgimg_3388Paul is swimming in front of the cliff, where the water is smooth and looks lazy.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3389.jpgimg_3389https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3355.jpgimg_3355This stretch of rapids looks deceivingly easy going.2016-10-24T04:59:15+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2016/09/19/northern-california-glory-good-times/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_3290.jpgimg_3290Donna in her garden. I wish you could see it all! She is ruthless in trimming, which makes her roses bloom prolifically! https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_3402.jpgimg_3402Peeking through the branches as we carefully descend below to Smith River.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_3537.jpgimg_3537Paul and his sister, the original Karen Louise Olsen. (My name is the same.)https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_3529.jpgAugust 6, 2016August 6, 2016https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_3323.jpgimg_3323Most of us have finished our picnic dinner by now and will enjoy talking around the fire.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_3242.jpgimg_3242That's Robert Presler in the middle talking with a friend while Paul checks out the organic carrots. Where ever Robert goes, he finds friends to talk with.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_3233.jpgimg_3233We ate hands full of these as part of our breakfast! What a morning walk!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_3229.jpgimg_3229On our morning walk, Paul is picking ripened blackberries that grow wild long many streets.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_33292.jpgimg_3329A view of Presler's back yard edged by Redwoods. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_3329.jpgimg_3329A view of Presler's backyard edged with Redwoods. Yes, that's a bonfire with a group of us chattering and talking there well beyond dark.2016-09-26T16:46:35+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2016/08/20/northern-california-glory/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_32202.jpgIMG_3220Among the Redwoods in Crescent City, California. Look who we met?https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_32091.jpgIMG_3209https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_31811.jpgIMG_3181https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_3153.jpgIMG_3153https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_3220-e1471625559294.jpgIMG_3220Elk amble across Rt. 101 as traffic stops to enjoy and take pictures. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_3209-e1471625490683.jpgIMG_3209The misty afternoon driving north over the Golden Gate Bridge. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_3202.jpgIMG_3202Paul, Karen, and Amanda Olsen after a satisfying brunch at Cafe de la Presse in the heart of San Francisco.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_3149.jpgIMG_3149Seabright Beach in Santa Cruz.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_3181-e1471625168479.jpgIMG_3181Mr. Miller rests comfortably in his house next door.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_3158.jpgIMG_3158View of the house once known as Miller's Monastery from the lane above. From here, one cannot tell two more stories descend below it.2017-08-08T21:37:09+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2016/06/30/the-declaration-of-glory/2016-07-01T14:15:08+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2016/05/29/balancing-the-teeter-totter-two-taxonomies/2016-05-31T12:40:32+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2016/04/04/the-health-of-an-earthen-vessel/2016-04-05T14:22:39+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2016/02/21/reflecting-back-treasuring-forward/2016-02-24T01:45:37+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2015/12/15/a-christ-blessed-christmas-to-you/2015-12-15T18:10:30+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2015/11/30/anticipating-the-future-via-treasures-from-the-past/2015-12-08T23:45:58+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2015/10/11/autumn-awe/2015-10-12T01:42:26+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2015/09/01/paper-prayer-partners/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1524.jpgIMG_1524Even books on prayer contain multiple genres. The genre impacts how you interpret and use the material.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1512.jpgIMG_1512A Delightful Prayer Partner.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1509.jpgIMG_1509A wise choice.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1508.jpgIMG_1508My Paper Prayer Partners2015-09-04T02:23:51+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2015/07/29/red-light-green-light-minimizing-harm/2015-07-30T16:56:13+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2015/07/05/savoring-loveliness-confounding-our-sadness/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4534.jpgIMG_4534Ryan & Dustin DeFord and Jason Ramos with Paul at our house on January 13, 2012, less than a half year before Dustin the Yarnell fire.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1067.jpgIMG_1067An awe moment at Bryce Canyon in June. Many such awe moments.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0611.jpgIMG_0611Amanda, my daughter, and her dad in Sedona when she visited us in May. Wow! I took a great picture!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0554.jpgIMG_0554Our three year old great niece cracks up her mom and Uncle Paul.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0519.jpgIMG_0519Karen and Ricky: Close friends seeing each other for the first time in two years.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0895.jpgIMG_0895Papa O praying for his grandchildren.2015-07-25T00:04:04+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2015/05/31/live-and-learn-traveling-and-grandsons/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_0489.jpgIMG_0489Aiden wears Papa O's cowboy boots!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_0453.jpgIMG_0453Feeding bread crumbs to the duckless pond. Note the Burger King crowns!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_0315.jpgIMG_0315Ryland enjoying his green smoothie!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_0426.jpgIMG_0426Papa O and his grandsons.2015-06-02T03:08:27+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2015/04/15/a-case-for-suffering/2015-04-20T21:56:47+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2015/03/23/glad-hatters-in-mortaland/2015-03-23T19:27:43+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2015/02/09/input-from-you/2015-02-12T12:20:25+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2015/01/27/a-life-of-glad-hatting/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_6151.jpgIMG_6151Karen, loving on a friend's grandchild at church. A calling within the Body of Christ.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1017.jpgIMG_1017Paul, my husband, hanging a baker's rack. Called to serve a friend.2015-01-29T12:06:17+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2015/01/13/seeing-gods-invisible-work-tasting-his-goodness/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_0841.jpgIMG_0841A visit to Georgetown, Colorado three days before Christmas! Cold and beautiful!2015-01-14T01:54:38+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/12/29/vocatio-summoned-to-think-choose-and-do/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_6048.jpgIMG_6048Today this tractor pulls big eyed visitors at the Blazin' M Ranch in Arizona. It used to work hard in the fields to the blessing of many.2015-01-14T01:54:10+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/11/29/advent-a-few-ideas-and-resources/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_4507.jpgIMG_4507Not an Advent Wreath, but the glow of our Christmas tree with the glow of the sunset behind.2014-12-01T13:34:09+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/10/27/befriending-many-marrying-one-part-2/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_8224.jpgIMG_82242014-10-28T18:43:40+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/09/17/part-1-befriending-many-marrying-one/2014-10-27T23:43:10+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/09/06/tj-quotations-worth-quoting/2014-09-07T11:05:22+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/08/11/quotables-part-1/2014-08-12T15:03:37+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/07/26/the-ten-year-marker/2014-07-27T03:50:13+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/07/16/the-leading-of-longings/2014-07-16T23:54:17+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/07/05/monsoons-sheets-of-rain-and-heritage/2014-07-06T21:39:05+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/06/22/the-rest-of-dads-poem/2024-11-16T15:25:47+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/06/14/everything-for-our-enjoyment/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_8527.jpgIMG_8527I look unto the hills. And then look up. My help comes from the Lord! 2014-06-14T23:05:00+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/05/17/oil-of-gladness-recommendation-and-recipes/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_9773.jpgIMG_9773Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil2014-07-04T13:27:19+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/05/03/when-overwhelmed-distracted-frenzied-what-to-do-what-to-do/2014-05-04T03:03:44+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/04/18/this-incredibly-extravagant-generosity-of-god/2014-04-19T17:01:42+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/04/07/jesus-in-his-attributes-coming-out/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_9553.jpgIMG_9553Pastor Joel and Denaye Walters with Abigail, Jedediah, and baby Annahttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_9614.jpgIMG_9614GSM's director, Bill Cruz (right), his wife, Theresa (Seeds of Change director), son Gabe (left)https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_9528.jpgIMG_9528Paul sharing the gospel with a young man who prayed to receive Christ at the mission's Salsa Festival on March 29.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_9556.jpgIMG_9556Paul & Karen with Abigail (3), Jedediah (2), and Anna (six months)!!!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_9571.jpgIMG_9571Bill Cruz, Director at Good Samaritan Mission.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_9424.jpgIMG_9424Theresa with some Bible Study students.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_9300.jpgIMG_9300Theresa Cruz, Director of Seeds of Change, unloading food from a truck.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_9474.jpgIMG_9474Denaye made dinner in her home for us.https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_9511.jpgIMG_9511Karen made lunch for staff & volunteers.2014-04-09T23:10:21+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/03/09/the-makings-of-a-christian-mind/2014-04-08T02:46:55+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/02/24/do-you-have-a-christian-mind/2014-02-28T21:56:43+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/02/16/reads-n-deeds-biography-and-music/2014-02-17T14:09:42+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/02/03/good-reads-good-health-and-good-deeds/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/compass-graphic-2.jpgcompass-graphic-2.jpgOn a reading voyage? You need a compass.2014-02-03T15:53:23+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/02/01/but-the-day-came-when-kates-copacetic-vista-vanished/2014-02-01T18:33:15+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2014/01/20/though-her-planet-was-spinning-chaotically-kate-smiled-copacetically/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_9206.jpgIMG_9206Copacetic Conditions: A yummy, sunny January day at Los Abrigados! https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_9189.jpgIMG_9189 Rosy and Karenhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_9126.jpgIMG_9126Peaceful view of the Red Rocks from our suite. https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_9084.jpgIMG_9084Rosy - Hiking along Oak Creek below Cathedral Rockhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_9116.jpgIMG_9116Here's a nice spot! Let's sit beside these God-glorifying flowers! 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bed!https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_6367.jpgIMG_63672013-10-29T23:00:07+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2013/10/17/autumn-potpourri/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_5794.jpgIMG_5794Karen and Paul2013-10-20T19:24:25+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2013/10/09/how-can-you-explain-gods-grace-she-sighed/2013-10-22T04:18:44+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2013/09/30/tick-tock/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_8399.jpgIMG_8399The big barn at sun 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season2012-05-17T15:47:14+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2012/05/15/character-steps-on-a-journey-northward/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/character-steps-on-a-journey-northward.jpgCharacter Steps on a Journey Northward2012-05-16T00:13:32+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2012/05/10/a-fairy-tale-story-begins/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/a-fairy-tale-story-begins.jpgA Fairy Tale Story Begins2012-05-10T15:57:35+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2012/05/08/saying-yes-to-god/2012-05-08T16:03:47+00:00monthlyhttps://journeynorthcharacter.com/2012/05/03/saying-no-to-god/https://journeynorthcharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/saying-yes-to-god2.jpgSaying Yes to GodAsking the Lord for 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