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  • Chapter Title: The Good Old Days (While We’re Still In Them)

    When today becomes tomorrow’s “good old days” Notes from Alex “Don’t you wish you knew you were living in the good old days before they were gone?” That line stopped me in my tracks. It didn’t just sound good—it felt true. Like something my soul already knew, but needed to hear out loud. I found…

  • “Where Eagles Soar and Stories Stand Tall: My Time in Sitka”

    Walking Through Time in Sitka, Alaska There are places in Alaska that feel wild and untouched—and then there are places like Sitka, where history, culture, and nature all seem to breathe together in the same space. The first time I stepped into Sitka, I didn’t feel like I was just visiting a town—I felt like…

  • “My Uncle Sol: What It Truly Means to Honor Those Who Served”

    4 Notes from Alex How Do You Honor Those Who Served? I found myself sitting quietly the other day, asking a simple question that doesn’t really have a simple answer: How do you truly honor those who served in the armed forces? It’s easy to say the words.It’s easy to post a message, to shake…

  • Juneau — Where the Wild Meets the Heart

    “Where Rain, Culture, and Wilderness Come Together to Stir the Soul” “Where the Spirit of the Land, the Voice of Culture, and the Call of the Wild Meet” 4 There are places you visit… and then there are places that stay with you. Juneau is one of those places. Tucked between towering mountains and the…

  • Paying Attention

    When Nature Speaks, What Is Heaven Saying? 4 Lately, I’ve found myself slowing down… paying closer attention. Not just to the noise of headlines or the endless scroll of information—but to something deeper. Something quieter, yet somehow louder at the same time. The earth itself. I’ve been watching the rain fall heavier than I remember.…

  • Chapter: Why He Loves Pots and Pans

    Where Simple Ingredients Become Meaningful Moments For the Love of Cooking 4 There was a time when he realized something simple—yet deeply meaningful.If anyone ever asked why he loved pots and pans, the answer came without hesitation: “For the love of cooking.” It wasn’t about the cookware itself. Not really.It was about what happened when…

  • Witnessing Nature’s Wonders from the Skies of Alaska

    Witnessing Nature’s Wonders from the Skies of Alaska A Chapter from Notes by Alex 4 There are moments in a man’s life that refuse to fade—moments that settle deep into the soul and quietly shape the way he sees the world. For him, one of those moments came in the summer of 1990, high above…

  • Of Witches & Warlocks — When the Night Becomes a Battlefield

    When the Unseen World Breaks Into the Quiet of Night There are moments in life that don’t arrive gently. They don’t knock.They don’t whisper. They wake you up. Three nights ago, he came out of a deep sleep—sudden, alert, as if something had called his name from a place beyond dreaming. His eyes opened, but…

  • Learning to Swim in the Current

    When Inspiration Becomes a River There came a point in his journey where he began to notice something stirring beneath the surface—something he couldn’t quite ignore. It wasn’t loud. It wasn’t demanding. But it was persistent. A quiet pull toward creating. At first, he didn’t fully understand it. The urge would show up unexpectedly—in the…

  • When Grace Found Me Through People

    “The People Who Carried Me Through a Season I Couldn’t Walk Alone” There was a season in my life when everything felt like it was coming apart at the seams. Not all at once—but slowly, quietly… like threads loosening one by one until I could feel the weight of it all beginning to fall. It…