Lessons from the forest Archives - Page 5 of 10

What is true?? And what is not?

At our forestry field trip this past weekend we were in our first rotation about invasive weed species. Our teacher stepped over to the bushes and with her hand pruners she took three clippings from the “nasty blackberries”…

October 26, 2023Lessons from the forest, Questions

Steal … kill … and destroy!

Hubby and I had our forestry field trip this past weekend. It was a great time! Our forestry class met at the property of a lady from our class, who lives about 30 min. away. She and her…

October 25, 2023Lessons from the forest, Marriage

The power of rewards!

I’m fascinated by the power of rewards. If you’ve followed the blog much at all you will know that I love to take photos of slugs, and snails, and mushrooms, and flowers, and tree leaves, etc. … Last…

October 23, 2023Lessons from the forest

I will not be afraid.

I never cease to be amazed by God’s protection and care for what He has made. For example … slugs. I don’t even like slugs. Or should I say, I have never before liked slugs. I’m slowly changing…

October 22, 2023Fear, Lessons from the forest

The world is falling apart!

All throughout our neighborhood the Alders are dying and falling down. It’s especially bad whenever we have a windstorm or when the snowfall is heavy in winter. Alders come crashing down in a messy disaster all across the…

October 21, 2023Fear, Lessons from the forest

Bobcat!

I was sitting here on my front porch typing up devotionals for my precious little friends up in Alaska. When out of the corner of my eye I saw cat paws. (didn't hear a sound ... just delicate…

October 20, 2023Lessons from the forest

How do I pray??

The disciples asked Jesus: “Lord, teach us to pray.” Perhaps you too have wondered this same question: “How do I pray??” Today’s blog post is a peek into my own prayer life. My daughter is boarding a plane…

October 14, 2023Lessons from the forest, Life Lessons

You’re gonna have to work for it!

Whenever I pass by the kitchen sink and glance out my kitchen window … out in the forest a little chipmunk is busy at work! Scampering here! Scampering there! Up the stump! Down the stump! Back up the…

October 12, 2023Lessons from the forest

Scars … on the “trunk” of your life

We all go through hard times in our life. Painful, intensely difficult seasons. Things which rip huge pieces out of who we are. Here you can see a Bigleaf maple tree at the back edge of our yard. …

September 24, 2023Lessons from the forest

“Fluff-puff seeds” … carried on the breeze!

My backyard is nothing but little white puffs of cottonwood fluff … all floating sideways across my backyard … like a fluff-puff “river” in the air. It’s impossible to capture it with my camera. With my eye I…

May 27, 2023Lessons from the forest