Last year my husband Brian and I sat pondering what we should do to celebrate our June wedding anniversary. After quite a bit of hemming and hawing and none of the ideas really sounding that fun, we decided to take a 4-night canoe trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). The last time we…
Author: Mary Lubinski
Mary Lubinski has served as the Web Developer at Friendship Church for nearly 20 years. She and her husband Brian love outdoor exploration and discovery and helping people to see God’s fingerprint in the world around them. They lead Visible Verse Outdoor Ministry, a non-profit focused on leading others in experiencing Scripture in God's creation. Find out more at visibleverse.org.
Whiter Than Snow
Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes. But there is another thing that Minnesota is known for… embraced by the hearty and feared by those that live in temperate climates year-round. I’m talking about snow. Minnesotans obviously expect a good dose of the white stuff each winter. Sometimes we get a lot of it and…
Deep Root
Black-Eyed Susan’s. Compass Plant. Purple Coneflower. Ironweed. Rattlesnake Master. Bee Balm. Blanket Flower. These are just a few of the plants you will find growing in the one acre of prairie my husband and I planted on our property. It has been fun to see our prairie take root and flourish over these last twelve…
Sweeter than Honey
There are a lot of enjoyable activities to do in the summer – golfing, fishing, gardening, barbequing, going to the cabin… my list includes taking care of bees. My husband Brian and I are apiarists. That’s a fancy name for beekeepers. We put on gloves, boots and bee suits that cover us from head to…