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…
Chopped off … but there’s still so much hope!
I was sitting at my dining table this morning listening to an online sermon. The sun is shining today … and my soul was drinking in the sunshine. Winters where I live are very dark and grey, cloudy…
Looking ahead with hope!
“Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep [aka: remain dead], but we will all be changed – in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will…
Love hopes.
Several years ago hubby and I got a Grand Fir sapling for our forest. It seemed to us to be a “specialty tree” since all the other trees growing in our forest were Cedars, Western Hemlocks (which were…
Hope for when life is discouraging!
The Apostle Paul wrote the letter of 1 Thessalonians shortly after arriving in Corinth. The letter is one of immense relief that the brand-new Christians in Thessalonica are doing ok and standing firm in their faith. For Paul,…
Redeeming beauty … from out of the garbage dump
Last week hubby had an evening work event. The venue where the event was held was high atop one of the local hills around here – Cougar Mountain – where there is a swanky golf course and high-end…
“Freaking out” in the “Be still” mug
During the month of October I had my little “freaking out” ghost sitting out on my kitchen counter for decoration. The month of October was incredibly difficult, when it came to caregiving for aging parents. Incredibly difficult! …
Taken by surprise … when you least expect it!
It was one of those days when hubby had a long, exhausting day at work; then he was going out for a work dinner afterwards, so he wouldn’t be home until late. I didn’t bother to wear makeup…
When you feel chewed up by life
Some bug has taken up residence on my Hoopes rose this summer and has been eating the leaves to smithereens. Here you can see the chewed up leaves … I really liked this photo of the raindrops on…
Blooming tenaciously!
In spite of the setback of having their leaves eaten off by the deer, the hostas are blooming tenaciously! I find this to be so inspiring! In life we go through seasons and times when it feels as…