Overcoming Our Genes

Jeremiah 17: 9 "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

FATHER'S DAY

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My grandmother Isabel was a founding member of the Father's Day Committee. I can't find her in this picture. Maybe you can. Fat...

Thursday, June 12, 2025

SALUTING 250 YEARS OF DUTY, HONOR, AND COUNTRY

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Photo by Chris My experience as a Sponsor with the ROTC Sponsor Corps at Eastern Washington University back in 1965 was thoroughly enjoyab...

Sunday, June 1, 2025

DUCKS, FLOWERS, AND YELLOWJACKETS

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Photo by Chris 2016 Monroe, WA William Spurstowe (1605–1666), a Puritan clergyman, saw sermons everywhere. "Knotty trees. Crumbling w...

Sunday, May 18, 2025

THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US

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Memorial Day 2016 near Carnation, WA. Photo by Bobbi. I have been privileged to visit cemeteries across the country, from Virginia to Wash...

Sunday, May 11, 2025

MOTHER'S DAY-- HONORING MOMS

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1944-- Jay, Grandma Isabelle, Grace, me, Aunt Emily, Kit, Aunt Jeanne, Richard It was a joyful day when the cousins finally met. We were ...

Saturday, April 26, 2025

LIFE: A MEMOIR

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Daughter Heather 1972 -- not afraid of dogs Life hurts—sometimes. We face both big and small “owies.” We carry fears, anxieties, and memor...

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Monday, April 14, 2025

RESURRECTION ROLLS RECIPE

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In case you missed it here is a repeat of last years Easter recipe: Resurrection rolls are a great Easter recipe that you can make with th...

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Flyaway: I began this blog, "Overcoming Our Genes," in 2011. My children were tired of hearing family stories over and over. They suggested that I write them down so they could read them when they had time. The main reason I would tell these stories is so that my children would realize that our family had a certain genetic tendency toward things like self righteousness, passiveness, anxiety, complaining, and other sins. Everyone sins. We all need to overcome our genes. I hope to show in this blog how God loves us and helps us to overcome our genes. My husband, Chris, says he has overcome his jeans--he can only fit into one pair now.

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