Author Archives: Tom Pettijohn

I'm thinking about love today. I know this day can be hard for some. Perhaps you have a hurt that hasn't healed, a struggle you are going through or are just feeling a little empty and alone. Have you...

It was a soon-to-be-sunny morning. I was in Edmonds with extra time on my hands, so I headed for a driftwood bench lodged in fluffy, grey sand near the ferry dock, and took a seat. The sand was smooth...

Whatever we planned for Father’s Day suddenly changed when my wife sprained her ankle Saturday night. I doubled my efforts to watch our toddler daughters while Celeste stayed off her feet. But t...

Some memories are made Others simply happen with little planning. Like my daughters’ first Mariners game, on a perfect-weather weekend. The girls were wide-eyed in their double stroller...

The stoplights swung in the windy downpour, as I waited at a busy intersection on Highway 99. A man, with long hair, beard and an inadequate jacket, entered the empty crosswalk. Immune to the weather,...

While framing photos of my daughters for our “memory hallway,” both girls were at my feet, inviting me to read books with them on the floor. Funny how I put pictures in frames, so...

How do you stick with a routine or goal? Or simply maintain your perspective? One of my favorite tips, so far, from the New Year-New You Challenge at spirit1053.com is, “to stop and look at the ...

What do you do with unpleasant feelings? They always seem to catch me off guard. Sometimes I feel that if I’m not happy, comfortable, or excited, then there’s something wrong; that feeling...

Do you ever feel like God is continually circling you back to him? I do. Everyday seems to present the opportunity to be reacquainted with the same fundamental truth. I find myself looking elsewhere, ...

I don’t know many people whose lives have not been touched, in some way, by cancer. For me, so far, it has been through both of my parents. We lost dad in 1993 after a 2-year battle. My mother, ...