We will hide Easter eggs again, hoping for a break in the weather. And for the little ones, their prized possessions will be placed in plain sight. We want them to be found. We want to see the beauty of their smiles. We want to see the joy of their discovery. We want to see […]
Letters
Letter: Whatever Was I Thinking?
I cracked a rib or two playing t-ball with 4-year-olds (I know, sad) yesterday and I am not available for anything that requires movement. And no hugs today. The little kids had the bases loaded with no outs and we had just been talking to them about staying where they were if there was a […]
Letter: Endangered Species in Lakewood, the Single Family Home
Submitted by Paul F. Nimmo. A City that passes legislation to create a Heritage Tree Program and has equally tough requirements to save the Garry Oak, should have additional focus… the preservation of the single family home. Oh yes, we have plant of single family homes, a drive through Oakbrook with their $500,000 priced homes, […]
Letter: Pierce County Passes Housing Tax
Submitted by Carol Colleran. Pierce County passed the Maureen Howard Affordable Housing Act on March 21, 2023. This is a long-term action to help supply affordable housing to our neighbors whose income is at or below 60% of Pierce County’s median income ($82,574) and have behavioral health issues, are veterans, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, […]
Letter: Lead Me to The Rock
Where do you go when your heart is overwhelmed? “A mountain-top experience” is a phrase that seems to capture what it means to all who have long trudged a path strewn with difficulty. In the populated valley, crowds of nameless people jostle for position. Job and title and responsibility translate into a maelstrom of activity. […]
Letter: Finally Home
Lennie, whose love for me was daily expressed in her faithfulness, companionship, devotion to me and to our four wonderful children and ten grandchildren, and who more than any other quality was characterized by her love for God, quietly left us the afternoon of Sunday, March 19, 2023, and exchanged our embrace for that of […]
Letter: Baloney Sandwiches
Today, March 18, us kids remember our dad’s birthday. It was on our dad’s birthday, eight years ago, that my brother and I rowed our regular four-miler on American Lake. It was only our fifth time together in the double racing shell. Down the course we weaved among buoys and small islands, hugging the shoreline, […]
Letter: The Red Helmet, Part II
The baseball players of the Clover Park High School Timberwolves take the field today for the first game of their 2023 season. The Lil’ Crushers t-ball team from Tillicum also step onto the diamond today for their first ever opportunity to play organized baseball. Like the connection between a 74 mile per hour fastball and […]
Letter: God Keeps A Journal
The ink well on heaven’s desk, does it contain ink? No, it contains tears. Our tears. With them God puts pen to paper to record our story. The Psalmist David wrote, “You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.” […]