HOME Winter is definitely still with us. Snow has been falling since early this morning, and with gray skies, it looks like we could be in for an all day snow. (A nice change from the dirty winter-tired layers of melting gray stuff we’ve looked at for weeks...
A TASTE OF HEAVEN Last Thursday night, the Methow Valley where I live in N. Central Washington hosted the Harlem Gospel Choir. I wish you could have joined me in The Barn, our community auditorium for this amazing evening. All I could think of was “this is just...
Waiting on God Waiting has always been one of my least favorite activities. Mostly because waiting is just waiting and doesn’t require any specific action. You simply have to wait. It seems easier when you can do something specific to encourage the desired...
LET US GIVE THANKS! After a several month hiatus, I’m back to report on all the latest developments here in our small, rural town. Winter is setting in, and the main mountain pass that links us to the western Washington world (mainly Seattle) has closed for the...
Remembering MelissaI think it was buying pop the other night with those free Pepsi product bottle caps that made me think of my friend Melissa.Melissa had a collection of those bottle caps–mostly because she was always asking me if I had any extras. We had a...
Freedom!Mel Gibson’s war-painted face in the movie Braveheart comes to mind. His anguished freedom cry as he leads the battle charge, is one you don’t easily forget. Freedom costs. Just look through the pages of history books. Wherever there is freedom,...
Deb Kalmbach is an author, speaker and life coach who considers herself an "expert" in not-so-perfect marriages. She's the first to admit that she's learned a lot the hard way!
Deb is passionate about encouraging and empowering women to take one step forward, then another to find healing and wholeness in their lives and marriages. Real hope for real life is what she strives to communicate to her readers. She also finds offering hope through coaching can make all the difference in the lives of women who are struggling in life and marriage.
Deb and her husband Randy can see the half-century milestone (a miracle!) for their marriage on the horizon. They are proud parents/grandparents of two grown sons, one daughter-in-law, and two adorable grandchildren. Deb and Randy reside in a quaint seaport in Washington state.
