Lessons in the Dirt

My daughter surprised me by swinging by the house and dropping off this pretty little plant during her lunch break.   What a wonderful surprise!   I was absolutely delighted!   This little flower has brought me so much joy the…

Last October I tagged along with hubby to Home Depot to pick up a couple of packs of fasteners.   At the front entrance, the display of mums caught my attention!   I was smitten!   We wound up bringing two…

I stepped out on the front porch early this morning as hubby left for work. All across the front flowerbed little icy crystals sparkled with beauty in the reflection of the house floodlights. It looked like hundreds of…

Two weeks ago, I was surprised to discover these mushrooms coming up in the front flowerbed.   My Seek Nature App informed me that these are “Luxury Caps.”    I was in awe!   I have never seen mushrooms such as…

So  …  hubby and I planted only a few handfuls of wheat seeds.   Our wheat patch was quite small, as you can see.   And since this was our very first time attempting to grow wheat, hubby and I…

Today’s blog post is in honor of our very dear precious friends down in Portland  –  K&P.   If there is anyone who embodies “joy” it is this couple!   For the past two years this couple has been walking…

Everything about harvesting, threshing, and winnowing wheat has challenged my perspective when it comes to cleanliness and food preparation.You can't wash wheat. I knew this logically. But practically it has been challenging to let go of my firmly…

I went out yesterday evening to harvest the beans. And lo and behold, the tomatoes were ripe. So, I harvested them too. As I stood in the middle of the garden, surrounded by beans on one side and…

Hubby and I threshed and winnowed the wheat last night. I had been really looking forward to this part of the process ... of watching the chaff blow away in the wind. The Bible speaks of chaff being…