Deb - Deb Kalmbach

Too Blessed to be Stressed!

by Deb | blessings, dealing with stress, encouragement, gratitude | 0 comments

How do you spell S-T-R-E-S-S? Well, for starters, how about coping with 8+ months of a pandemic? Sometimes I still feel like I’m in a surreal horror movie–only the one that’s been unfolding is all too real. Oh–and let’s not forget to add...

It’s All About Perspective! How to Cope with Situations Beyond Our Control

by Deb | COVID, faith, pandemic, perseverance, perspective | 1 comment

Does anyone out there need some hope and encouragement? You probably noticed we have just passed the halfway mark for 2020. In some ways, it seems like I blinked and 6 months have disappeared. In other ways, it feels more like the longest 6 months ever. A friend...

Teachers: Extraordinary Heroes

by Deb | teachers | 0 comments

The week of May 4 was Teacher Appreciation Week. Under normal circumstances, teaching 20-30 students (or more) every day is challenging. Since schools closed because of the pandemic, teachers connect with their students online. I consider their efforts heroic. I could...

Finding Hope During the Pandemic

by Deb | encouragement, hope, pandemic | 0 comments

So much has happened since I last wrote on my blog. Who would’ve thought back in January, that a mere month or so in the future would bring such drastic changes to our lives with the Covid19 pandemic? In Washington state where I live (only 2 hours from...

Fresh Start Bible Giveaway

by Deb | Bible, Christianity, faith | 0 comments

Fresh Start Bible: Direction for Every Day I’ll never forget when I received my first Bible. I was 28-years old and lived overseas with my husband Randy, stationed on Okinawa with the Air Force. My new friend Connie, whose husband worked with Randy, gifted me...