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  • Last Frontier Fall

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    Summer has gone, Fall has arrived Awaking each morning, rejoicing alive “Weeping may endure for the night, but joy cometh in the morning.” I M Blessed . . . May U B 2 Keep Looking Up ^ . . . His Best is Yet to Come!

  • Mountains Speak

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    Fred D
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    Watching in silent wonder as wind and sunlight chased morning storm clouds from Matanuska Peak’s heights, the fleeting mountain mists whispered this scripture of life’s brevity to my soul, reminding me, “This is the day that the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 Keep Looking Up^ . .…

  • Frozen Wonder

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    Glaciers cover about 10% of the Earth’s total land area. They store 75% of our world’s fresh water and exist on every continent except Australia.  Alaska is estimated to have more than 100,000 glaciers, the vast majority of which remain nameless. I was blessed to enjoy an overnight voyage with my friend John aboard his…

  • Jet-Lag

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    It has been two weeks since touching back down in the Greatland. Getting our home’s water running; the car’s brakes repaired; e-mail, phone and internet re-connected; and reclaiming the lawn and flower beds from the wilderness were just some of the tasks that made things ‘challenging’ 😊. However, jet-lag recovery proved especially ‘interesting’ this time…

  • Cloudy Days

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    Fred D
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    Cloudy days have outnumbered sunny ones lately in the Last Frontier, but canoeing on our lake and wandering along wild rivers today graced my heart with Sonshine. I M Blessed  . . . May U B 2 “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have…

  • The Drive Into Town

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    Fred D
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    What’s your drive into town like? Mine is like driving through a postcard.I M truly Blessed . . . May U B 2 “I lift up my eyes to the mountains – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the  Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2 Keep Looking Up…

  • Wonder and Gratitude

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    Fred D
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    The splendor of a lily bursting into bloom today immersed me in wonder and gratitude. Wonder of my Creator’s immeasurable greatness . . . Gratitude that the One who decks the fields with flowers (Luke 12:27); numbers and names the stars (Psalm 147:4); knit this infinitesimally small, wayward prodigal together in my mother’s womb (Psalm…

  • Memorial Day

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    Fred D
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    “All gave some, some gave all“ This Memorial Day we honor those who “gave all”.  Their ultimate sacrifice has provided freedom for all Americans. This “gave some” man is forever especially indebted and grateful for those “gave all” individuals no longer with us. Some six decades ago 23 young Marines stood proudly at attention at…

  • A Mother’s Prayer

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    If ever there was a child who tested the limits of a mother’s patience, love and forgiveness, it was little Freddy 😊Thankfully, my childhood ‘antics’ mitigated some with age. Years later, when challenged with much more grievous, adult ‘antics’, my Mom’s patience, love and forgiveness never wavered. She was always there for me. She modeled…

  • Small Problem/Big God

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    Fred D
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    On a 1 – 10 scale yesterday was a maxed out 10. The main character was a leaky water-line. When our home was built two decades ago someone ‘creatively’ installed a Jerry-rigged water-line connection . . . a real DRIP!!! ☹ I’m normally an inveterate optimist who’s reaching for another glass to pour while pessimists…