Heather Lende https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Print Blogs Alaska Reads Earlier Works Video Readings Appearances Of Bears and Ballots Reviews, Features & Awards Contact Links Bio Blog Heather Lende Reasons to Smile Substack Thank You Notes Bears, Ballots and JKT: Good News from Alaska. The Beauty of October A Good Alaskan Summer Moment Sunday’s Thought A Homily for One Riding My Bike. It’s Good (Even When It’s Not…) Checking In A Good Story about Justice and Mercy Who Are We? Calling all Senators How to Handle Heavy Weather Keep an Eye out for Epiphanies. A Post Card From a Record Snowfall, Even for Alaska. Wishing for a Lucky New Year (And It’s Still Snowing…) It’s Beginning to Look a Lot like Alaska Sunday’s Thought(s) Let it Snow… Christmas Eve, The Last Day of Advent Thought(s) Dec 23 Advent Love in a Picture Advent Thought(s) Dec. 22. Cheers to Community Advent Thoughts Dec. 21, Winter Solstice. Advent Dec 20 ( A Light Story) Advent Thought (s) Dec. 19 Celebrate the Shadows Dec. 18 Advent Scenes (love and joy) Advent Thought (s) Dec. 17 Ring the Bells Advent Thought Dec. 16, We Will Rock You Advent Thought (s) Dec. 15 Joy, joy, joy! Dec 14 Advent Thought(s) Where Your Heart Is Advent Thought(s) Dec. 13, Lord Have Mercy Advent Thought Dec. 12 – Help Angels be Useful Advent Thought(s) Dec 11– One Person at a Time Advent Thought(s) Dec. 10 (A Low-ish Day) Advent Thought(s) for Dec. 9 (Sometimes it’s all Good) Advent Thought Dec.8– Holding the Light Advent Thought(s) for Dec 7 (& 6) Snowing Kindness Advent Thought (s) for Dec. 5 or The Tenakee Peace Prize Advent Thought (and pictures) for Dec. 4 Dec. 3 Advent Thoughts : Give Lavish Dec. 2 Advent Thoughts (And a Poem about Goats)