The standard hasn’t changed
I pulled out my 1-teaspoon measuring spoon this morning to measure out my tea leaves for my morning’s cup of tea. I was struck with how I have been using this exact same set of measuring spoons for…
Be still … and know that I am God.
The sun shines in my back windows … bringing life to my little containers of sprouts. It does not make any noise. There is no sound. It is very “still.” Yet life and growth is occurring! The little…
Possibly the deepest human needs:
- To know, and to be known (and cared about) - To be needed - To be appreciated
The best expression of love is time.
The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time.
Gather every empty pot you can find!
There were 24 different packets of seeds in the Advent Seed Calendar which my son and daughter-in-law gave me for Christmas – a different packet of seeds for each day counting down to Christmas. Is that not the…
We’re all uniquely different
I have been fascinated by how uniquely different all the seeds from my Advent Seed Calendar are. I was expecting only a tiny bit of seeds in each packet … but much to my surprise there are lots…
Anxiety and Deep waters
“When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,’ your love, O LORD, supported me.” - Psalm 94:18 “When anxiety was great within me, your consolation, God, brought joy to my soul.” - Psalm 94:19 “God reached down from on…
What will last?
“The grass [and the mushrooms] wither and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” - Isaiah 40:8
You, God, care for the land
“You, God, care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly.” - Psalm 65:9a “The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it.” - Psalm…
God see the underside. God sees underneath.
As I was outside delighting over the new little sprouts in each of my pots, a huge yellowjacket flew up and crawled in through a gap in my tall planter box. This is the third time I’ve seen…