Today I’m celebrating and I invite you to celebrate with me! This is my 100th post on Off the Beaten Path, and I’m tooting my own horn by giving away two great prizes to two lucky commentors. One of them could be you! I know for some folks it is traditional to post 100 facts about themselves on their blog… Read More
You know those directions for high altitude cooking on your box of brownie mix? Well those are there for folks like me who live above 4,500 feet altitude. We’re at somewhere around 4,600 feet. Many people find that hard to believe, considering we live in the desert of Arizona. But sure enough, we live in the high desert – as… Read More
Yesterday was not a good day. Starting with the sick doggie (who is better, but still not back to normal), things went south before I’d even had my coffee (which I’m back on, obviously). I’ll spare you the details of my cruddy day and jump right to the final straw. I’d already dealt with dog issues (literally), financial issues (also… Read More
A sick little doggie has my attention this morning. Hopefully it’s no big deal, but while I don’t normally call the vet for doggie throw-up or doggie diarrhea, something is compelling me to have this checked out today. So my mind doesn’t seem to be able to wrap itself around grand theological concepts or even silly chatter this morning. I’m… Read More
Not so wordy and not so many pictures even. Keeping it really short today just to wish you a Very Happy Easter! From the Harms home to yours! I would love to know how you will spend Easter day. Sunrise service? Resurrection Celebration Service? Special choir music? Big family dinner? Brunch? Or something less traditional but just as meaningful, special… Read More
I was going to write about Joshua son of Nun today, mighty in battle, courageous when others were cowardly. But as I was flipping pages of my Bible to get to the story of Joshua and Caleb’s zeal to enter the Promised Land when the 10 other spies brought back a daunting report, I came across a lesser known story… Read More