Be Yourself. Love who are. Find out what you are good at. Do not compare yourself to others. You are unique. Growing up I heard all of the above phrases and more. Funny thing is, I never actually took that advice to heart until much later. I did try to be someone else (or at least imagined I was). I did not always love myself the way I should have. I even thought I was not that gifted at anything. I compared my weaknesses to the strengths of others. I didn't feel like one of a kind when I had braces and glasses. Now that I am raising kids myself, I just can't get over the fact that I felt that way at times. I know for certain that I earned every ounce of confidence I now own. I now realize that every single one of us needs to learn how to be ourselves without worrying about what others may think of us. It is a hard lesson. One I personally learned over years of failures and through prayer. I work with kids 180 days a year and I see first hand how hard it ca
The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. Today I traveled to Entiat to learn more about natural forest fires , shrubs , and macro invertebrates . I spent a good 4 hours with Stream Ecologist, Dr. Mark Oswood and Fisheries Biologist, Phil Archibald (really loved this guy-he hummed all the time!) I am so grateful that they have spent the core of their lives preserving and studying nature. What an experience to listen to them speak passionately about God's creations. To top it all off, I spotted an elk in the distance! Watching it run was the most beautiful thing I have seen in a while. I also almost held a snake and I waded in a stream with a net to catch the smallest invertebrates I didn't even know existed. Here are my best pics for the day. Enjoy! As I was taking this picture my family was boating just down the river Morning Cloak perched on evidence left by a beaver Service Berry
I was riding in the boat yesterday and it reminded me of the last few lines of Walt Whitman's poem. It seemed to be the perfect combination of water, sun, and happiness that got me thinking about what I have contributed to this world in the past 39 years. The question, O me! so sad, recurring—What good amid these, O me, O life? Answer . That you are here—that life exists, and identity; That the powerful play goes on, and you will contribute a verse. I had similar thoughts watching my boys tubing. I thought of each of them individually and wondered what they will contribute to this world. The answer I heard was "great things", and that really made my heart soar! To top the day off, I saw and captured a picture of one of the most beautiful birds, the Great Blue Heron. I googled it when I got home and discovered this bit of info..pretty amazing! " In Native Ameri
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