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About alexanderhodde

We love to hike, we love to read, and we love to write. We are active in a small house church that recently moved into a building that was once a parts store, so life is fun and exciting for us.

Just Do It by Hannah Alexander

Posted on January 2, 2018 by alexanderhodde

My Class Reunion You know how resolutions go. I know how they go for me. I can say I’m going to do something, but those words don’t carry me very far. Families talk about having reunions, but no one gets … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Direction?

Posted on December 19, 2017 by alexanderhodde

I love paths, roads, trails, anything that takes me to a place I’ve never been before, and often I stay on a trail a little longer than expected because I can never resist discovering what is just around the far … Continue reading →

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Loving the Green by Hannah Alexander

Posted on December 6, 2017 by alexanderhodde

Don’t you just love evergreens? I haven’t had a Christmas tree for a lot of years–and when I did, it was often fake. But we have spruce and lodgepole pine trees around our house that protect us from the harshest … Continue reading →

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We Need More Thanksgiving by Hannah Alexander

Posted on November 21, 2017 by alexanderhodde

I wish a very happy Thanksgiving to you. In fact, I wish you more than just the traditional day of Thanksgiving. I wish for you to have abundant thankfulness in your heart every morning when you arise, every night before … Continue reading →

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Lightening Things Up

Posted on November 7, 2017 by alexanderhodde

By Hannah Alexander We’ve all had some dark times recently. It seems that on the heels of every catastrophe or tragedy we see on the news, something even worse happens to trump it. Since there has been science that suggests … Continue reading →

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I’m NOT Pointing Fingers

Posted on October 24, 2017 by alexanderhodde

By Hannah Alexander Forgive me if I seem self-indulgent here. I’m not trying to be. I’ve been arguing with my conscience for quite some time, especially since the last big shocker from the entertainment industry in Hollywood. It breaks my … Continue reading →

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Give Yourself a Break by Hannah Alexander

Posted on October 10, 2017 by alexanderhodde

I don’t know about you, but sometimes the stressors of life can really overwhelm me. The bright side is that this does result in my drawing closer to God. Sometimes, however, it seems that I get hit harder from every … Continue reading →

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It Takes All Kinds by Hannah Alexander

Posted on September 26, 2017 by alexanderhodde

It was the 60s. It was Southern California. It was an experimental age in which they placed challenged children with gifted children together into a classroom with Mrs. Mankin. She had been a Disney artist before the first Disneyland was … Continue reading →

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A Beautiful and Deadly Rhythm by Hannah Alexander

Posted on September 12, 2017 by alexanderhodde

All of us have experienced overwhelming signs of the deadliness of nature. Lightning struck Montana in the middle of summer and a wildfire season hit that is worse than anything most of us have seen. I know all about fire … Continue reading →

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How NOT to Trim Trees by Hannah Alexander

Posted on August 15, 2017 by alexanderhodde

This will be the shortest article I’ve ever written here due to the title of this piece. Good news: There are no longer heavy branches scraping half the shingles of our roof–and by the looks of this overgrown tree, you … Continue reading →

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Something New by Hannah Alexander

Posted on July 18, 2017 by alexanderhodde

I look at the title above and feel overwhelmed just thinking about trying something new. Life gets so complicated that the very thought of taking on yet another project numbs my brain. These kittens in the picture? They’re a big … Continue reading →

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FREEDOM by Hannah Alexander

Posted on July 4, 2017 by alexanderhodde

I read a post recently that said many people don’t know what the July 4 holiday is all about. Maybe that’s true, and if it is, it’s tragic. We have so many freedoms in our country, and those freedoms have … Continue reading →

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Healing the Wounds by Hannah Alexander

Posted on June 20, 2017 by alexanderhodde

Being linked to the medical profession by my husband, I saw a lot of sick people, injured people, and people struggling with mental illness come through our clinic. They all had one thing in common–if the injury or illness was … Continue reading →

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A Garden of Variety by Hannah Alexander

Posted on June 6, 2017 by alexanderhodde

I have never been a gardener. The last time my mother made me work in the garden pulling weeds, I pulled out all the carrots. And not on purpose to convince her to stop making me work. When we moved … Continue reading →

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The Good Stuff by Hannah Alexander

Posted on May 23, 2017 by alexanderhodde

After the end of a long travel itinerary and stressful driving in a strange place at midnight, I was just about to do some spouting off here about never flying again, never traveling again, maybe staying forever in our little … Continue reading →

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