Well we traded in our snorkels and fins and pulled on the boots and jeans and headed to Bend, Oregon. Several of you know I travel to Bend for an annual gals weekend with friends from Los Angeles. Bend, Redmond, and Sisters are in a triangle position to each other and they lie in the […]
Shared Stories: Penguins
Here is another one! From Carolyn Alexandar; Subject: Penguins Video This is very peaceful. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=SkY03n0_sD8&vq=medium>
Shared Stories: Shirley the Elephant
This was forwarded to me by Carolyn Alexander. It is truly tender, heart touching and worth watching each piece. Uploaded by TheNurseJulie on Nov 21, 2007 In 2000, “The Urban Elephant” brought viewers the touching story of Shirley and Jenny, two crippled elephants reunited at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee after a 22-year separation. The bonding […]
Friday Features, August 5, 2011
As announced in Friday Features, August 5, 2011: A “Peak” Experience Saturday August 20th at 8:00 a.m. Join Church of the Hills for a “peak” experience on Saturday, August 20 to coincide with Pastor Dee’s summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Meet at Elk Meadow at the Stagecoach parking lot at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 20 […]
COTH Guest in the Pulpit, Diane Prevary
Church of the Hills welcomes Rev. Diane Prevary, our guest preacher for the month of August. Her sermon series “Ascending the Mountain of God” will correspond to Pastor Dee’s trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro. Reverand Prevary will serve as Session moderator for the month of August as well. Following is a brief bio: Diane Prevary is a cradle-roll Presbyterian, […]
Bimini: Embraced
At the first sighting, we lowered ourselves into the water with a pod of spotted Atlantic dolphins. As I started swimming I found myself going in a direction other than where they had directed us to go. Looking around for others, I found myself seeing images of six dolphins coming at me. They swam on […]
Bimini: Friends, Friends, Friends, and more Friends
I thought I would send along a few pics of the people of our human pod on this journey. We had people from the Czech Republic and Great Britain; there were Canadians, Germans, Dutch, South Africans, and several from the States. As we got to know each other and played with the dolphins together we became […]
Bimini: Healing
What can I say – I do believe there is healing that happens when one engages with these souls. I believe there is healing that happens when we allow whatever is to unfold and open ourselves up to unconditional love. I was touched so deeply at the trust of the dolphins of us. They came […]
Bimini: Dolphin Facts
A few other facts I learned: Mothers carry their babies for a year before giving birth. The babies stay with the mom for six years until they are independent. They feed the babies by the baby signaling to the mother that they are hungry. They do this by bumping her in the lower belly and she then releases […]
Bimini: Choosing Life
Dolphins are voluntary breathers. That means dolphins make a choice each time to breathe, unlike ourselves, as we breathe without thinking. There are stories of dolphins in captivity and their life span is shortened dramatically. Most live only two years. The man who trained Flipper experienced this with one of his beloved dolphins that worked in […]