So who was this Riddiford, and why did this name hold such sway at the site of Joseph Cooper’s boat landing for more than a decade?
What if, instead of gathering around tables and talking about what has already happened TO us, we challenge ourselves to return kindness to the world around us
Misfortune was written across the recent history of the Arlon Elwood “Jackson” Ball family
In the dawdling days prior to Thanksgiving, things are usually as serene as a gentle snowfall within our modest piece of nirvana
Perhaps going to Alaska was the fresh start he needed at this time in his life
I can think of no one word that encapsulates our age, that defines our collective priorities and focus better than that innocuous little term
The first 10 years we were in Alaska we lived remotely
The Bible uses the word hope 133 times
The Lancashire sisters came as children with their parents to homestead in Ridgeway in 1948
During the Code 3 pursuit, I noticed that I could see my vitriol firing breath which was a signal that the seasonal clock had just struck mid fall
Rusty Lancashire hadn’t allowed her first impressions of Kenai in 1948 to deter her from making the central Kenai Peninsula her home
God opens doors to use ordinary people to do extraordinary things for others
This time of year I always think of fall when I was a kid
I often feel like I don’t allow myself enough time to still my heart, quiet my voice, and listen for God’s murmuring
Health care — especially emergency care — could be difficult to come by
The roads were lifelines between communities and among neighbors
Ridgeway homesteader Larry Lancashire was reminded of the value of such friendship in December 1950 when he shot another illegal moose
In God’s kingdom, the point isn’t that those who have get more, but that those who don’t have get enough
There are lots of different ways to measure the passage of time