Isle Royale coastline, Michigan, Lake Superior

AT THE WATER’S EDGE:

LIVING LIFE AND LEARNING ALL I CAN ALONG THE WAY

Journey with Me

Hi there! My name is Dana. I created this space as a place to share the things I learn along this journey I call life. I am a Jesus follower, wife, twin mom and dog mom. I work in marketing/sales analytics and I’m a sort of Jane of All Trades, interested in all things nature, gardening, cooking, crafting, traveling, exploring and learning new things. This blog is a conglomeration of my interests, hobbies, life and life lessons. Thanks for stopping by!

Latest Blog Posts

  • Our bible study group has decided to take some time to look at the so-called “fruit of the spirit” as listed in the book of Galatians – and to study each one of these fruits, evaluating the prevalence of each in our own lives.  I hope to be able to share parts of my study

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  • Our bible study group has decided to take some time to look at the so-called “fruit of the spirit” as listed in the book of Galatians – and to study each one of these fruits, evaluating the prevalence of each in our own lives.  I hope to be able to share parts of my study

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  • We often confuse joy with happiness.  I think it may be better equated with contentedness and a deeper satisfaction of the soul.  Happiness depends on circumstance; joy does not.  Happiness is a feeling that is in many ways beyond your control.  You can’t be happy about everything, but you can have joy in all things. 

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  • Galaxy Hunting

    Early in March, with the rise of the “Super Moon” – I started getting excited about getting outside with my telescope again.  I found a list of things to look for in March, and found out that Spring is a good time to view galaxies within the Coma/Virgo Super Cluster.  The only problem was weather. 

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  • I had seen a recipe for stuffed tomatoes a while back, but couldn’t remember where.  I also remember seeing some recipes that combined tomato and crab (imitation) and thinking that sounded good.   Going off that and a couple of recipes for stuffed tomatoes, I decided to make up my own recipe, using what I had

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  • Our bible study group has decided to take some time to look at the so-called “fruit of the spirit” as listed in the book of Galatians – and to study each one of these fruits, evaluating the prevalence of each in our own lives.  I hope to be able to share parts of my study

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  • It’s always fun to have an excuse to eat Mexican food and drink margaritas.  I think that’s why so many Americans love to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.  But does anybody know what we are celebrating?  Many people think that it is Mexico’s Independence Day, but it is not (that’s on September 16th).  I knew that

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  • House Project Update!

    It’s been a while since I’ve updated on our Winter House Project (replacing all of our interior doors and painting all of our trim white).  It’s not exactly done, but it’s close.  We have a few touch ups left to do, the pantry door in the kitchen and the closet doors in our two upstairs

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  • The idea of truth is something that’s been brought up in conversations around me several times recently, and has hence been on my mind.  Truth seeks to answer the “Matrix-esque” question: What is Real?  Truth can be defined as “accuracy” or “the conformity to reality or actuality”.  You may have heard the phrase “absolute truth”

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