God doesn’t want me to give up hope.
Hubby and I were at Home Depot recently … and lo and behold … the seeds are for sale! A big display … full of hundreds of different kinds of seeds! It was very exciting! Let’s get a…
God sees what we don’t see; and helps us plan.
Prior to having a wood-burning fireplace heater installed, our home was heated solely using propane-gas. We have a large propane-gas storage tank out near the woodshed. Whenever our tank would get down to 20%, we would call the…
The hope of new life!
My family celebrated Christmas as it freeze-rained all day! When we went out later that afternoon, a ¼” layer of ice completely coated everything! The skylights of the house were completely coated in a thick layer of ice. …
Dormant … but not dead
Every summer the grass in the Pacific Northwest goes dormant … as you can see from the background photo. Our 9-10 months of continual constant rainy drizzle finally ceases (this year it didn’t cease until the end of…
God Can Redeem Your Mistakes
My daughter had a small cactus of which she was quite fond. It had a beautiful red bloom on the top … so she planted it in a bright red pot to match the bright red bloom. Eventually…
Beneath the Surface
Back in February we picked up four small raspberry cane starts. You know … one of those spur-of-the-moment purchases as you are walking into Home Depot … because you have the mid-winter doldrums, and you think that if…
The Hope of New Life
When we moved into our home a couple of years ago, there existed underneath the back deck a small bird’s nest. It was built high in a protected corner and served as home for many little bird babies…
Broken … but not beyond Hope
Back in 2018 I received a small cactus as a gift from a dear friend. The place where we were living at the time did not receive much sunlight, so as a result the cactus grew tall and…
Don’t Give up Hope
It had not even been a week and the tomato sprouts were poking their little green heads up out of the soil. Right at two weeks the watermelon and cantaloupe seeds all made their appearance in grand fashion.…
Fruit of Spirit Gentleness #6
The Fruit of the Spirit is GENTLENESS. We have been pondering the crushing we each experience in our daily workplace interactions. It is hard to be crushed each day at work. Jesus knows what it feels like to…