The Pacific Northwest, And Particularly Whidbey Island,

Perseverance Is Not A Passive Submission To Circumstances-it Is A Strong And Active Response To The Difficult Events Of Life.

She Thought About How It Was So Simple With Animals. They Gave Their Hearts Without Question Or Fear. They Had No Expectations. They Were So Easy To Love. If People Could Only Be Like That, No One Would Ever Be Hurt, She Thought. No One Would Ever Need To Learn How To Forgive.

God Uses The Flawed, The Failures, And The Imperfect To Accomplish His Perfect Will.

He Had Never Thought Of Himself As Much Of A Praying Man, But As He Sat In The Car In The Growing Darkness And The Minutes Passed, He Knew What It Was To Pray. It Was To Will Goodness Out Of Evil, Hope Out Of Despair, Life Out Of Death. It Was To Will Dreams Into Existence And Spectres Into Reality. It Was To Will An End To Anguish And A Beginning To Joy.

One Did Not Alter Lives And Simply Walk Away From The Damage.