It’s not at all unusual being asked by distant relatives if I think it’s safe for them to blow a wad of cash on a cruise to Alaska
There are days when my sanity literally cannot bear the news of some of the stuff going on in communities across the nation
T.S. Eliot had it right: April is the cruelest month
By the end of 1958, the little graveyard’s inhabitants numbered four.
The main action of this story takes place in Happy Valley, located between Anchor Point and Ninilchik on the southern Kenai Peninsula
Don’t let the resurrection of Jesus become old news
The five-member Grönroos family immigrated from Finland to Alaska in 1903 and 1904
At its core, the Bible speaks a great deal about the time allotted for one’s life
The Grönroos family settled just north of the mouth of the Anchor River
This following historical incident resurfaced during dinner last week when we were matching, “Hey, do you remember when…?” gotchas
This year brought an amazing opportunity for folks around the world to experience the stories, traditions and messages of what their spirituality or religion has taught them
William Raymond “W.R.” Benson was certainly not shy about sharing either his beliefs or his ideas
I miss having kids around to do an egg coloring day
What would you be willing to give to save your life?
W.R. Benson was a mover and a shaker throughout his life, but particularly so in Alaska
In all my desperate prayers, I sometimes forget that God has spoken definitively already
W.R. Benson was a man almost constantly in motion
As it turns out, I still use a whole lot of “obsolete” things
There is a heavenly place that is real and not just figurative
Three siblings from the Keeler family of Oregon came to the Kenai Peninsula to live between 1947 and 1951
