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Rain pours. Temperatures plummets. Umbrellas unfold. Downtown Coeur d'Alene fills as visitors line Sherman Avenue and wait for the annual Light...
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November. The week before Thanksgiving: National Collection Week. A ministry of Samaritan's Purse. Operation: Christmas Child. The ability to bl...
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Behind the counter. Espresso machine to the right. Grinders wait. Quiet. I stand and listen. A gentleman—retired Navy Seaman—shares his story. T...
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Last night's roast becomes today's cup. Yesterday's incense becomes today's aroma. An afternoon with family and friends becomes an evening of foo...
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Spring. Idaho. The Pacific Northwest. Winter's blanket of white has melted away. Refuse of dead timber, branches, and stumps piled and ready to b...
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January 1, 2021 — December 31, 2021: The Dash. Christmas 2020, we were given a glass quart canning jar, empty, with a note—attached with brown ...
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North Idaho. Coeur d'Alene. Downtown. Darkness covers while white lights decorate naked trees. Crowds line the street. Conversing. Laughing. Our ...
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Operation: Christmas Child. Last year, a combined 9,113,853 boxes were handed out world wide. Out of those boxes, ours made it to South Africa. T...
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Here in North Idaho, we tend to notice the end of summer, not just by the calendar, but by some of nature's indications: cooler weather tempera...
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3:15am. Black Morning. Packed. Up and brewed coffee. Got the kids up and loaded the steel beast. Cargo box—decorated with stickers and decals: b...
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30°F. December. Idaho. We drive the familiar, windy road. Park and unload. Slight snow falls. Warm breath escapes lungs. Ice and snow cover hard ...
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Another year has basically come and gone. Another year to create memories and add to the traditions we hold close to our hearts. Thanksgiving is...
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