Lessons in the Dirt – Worry
"If this is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is gone, will He not much more care for you. So do not worry." (Matt. 6:30-31)
Lessons in the Dirt – Atmosphere
My daughter has taken a weekend trip away to Dallas, and she asked me to look after her air plant, “Harry” while she is away. So I’m babysitting “Harry” and making sure he gets a good misting several…
Lessons in the Dirt – Support
Do you feel like this little sunflower? I sure do. So does just about everyone we know. Life is just taking it out of everyone right now! This photo sums it all up: there's us, the little droopy…
Brighten your corner
This is a great image of what the Church looks like when we all gather together on Sunday! But today is Monday ... it's cold and grey and drizzly ... just a typical June day in the Pacific…
Lessons in the Dirt – Weeding
I spent some time outside this morning, on my hands and knees in the garden. The weeds have overtaken the garden, so much so that I couldn’t even find the baby cucumber plants amid the mess of green…
Lessons from a Cacao Farm
Last week I had the opportunity to tour a Cacao Farm. I love chocolate! And I love gardening and plants and anything growing! So what could be better! I have been struck with several spiritual insights as takeaways…
A Big Stink!
We came across several blooming skunk-cabbage on Saturday. I was pretty excited ... I think skunk-cabbage is a cool-looking plant. It gets it's name from the fact that when it's leaves are crushed or bruised it emits a…
Rocks Cry Out!
Our Puget Sound beaches are nothing but rocks, rocks, and more rocks. Whenever I go outside to do yard work I encounter rocks, rocks, and more rocks. This photo (with the Scripture passage) was taken high up on…
Sealed Basins
One great advantage of a birdbath that leaks … is that mosquitoes can’t lay eggs, cause water doesn’t last for weeks.Stale, stagnant water would draw mosquito throngs, and result in mosquito babies which would bite all summer long.In…
Birdbath Fill-Up
My birthday is approaching, in a month or more. My daughter found the perfect gift, hidden on the forest floor.A concrete birdbath basin, resting on a rotten stump, fashioned from leftover building concrete, rather than being taken to…