Teeny tiny things!
God cares about the teeny tiny things! What you might not have noticed at first glance is that there is a tiny little white/translucent spider on the top flower, just underneath the yellow part. The spider blends into…
Praise … from a hidden place
Each March the quiet of winter is broken, as the nightly song of frog-chorus brings the forest back to life. Spring is on its way! Announced by praise … from a hidden place. The thing about the songs…
Warm Heart
This photo is one my kids took this past weekend while hiking in the Cascades. They came across many trees just like this one while on their hike. The lesson God gave my kids is that the warmth…
Hidden Away
I never cease to be amazed whenever I’m weeding in the yard to come across tiny little snails in the dirt … … each one has individually specific camouflage which is uniquely designed. It’s amazing! God cares about…
Fooled by Fake
We moved into our home in the forest a couple of years ago. That first October I was outside raking leaves when I came across the cutest little “lizard” among the wet soggy leaves. The little “lizard” sat…
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…
Don’t call what I made “nasty”
I had just walked out to the road to drop a letter in the mailbox. Overhanging the mailbox were masses of graceful blossom-chains from the nearby Big-Leaf Maple! Wow! God’s creation is amazing! On my way back to…
Trusting the Lord of the Harvest
Matthew 9:37-38 – “Jesus said to His disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.’” We read this verse … and…
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…
Nails in the Dirt
I jabbed my hand with a nail this morning as I was out in the new garden plot clearing away weeds and rocks. It is a very strange thing to have your palm punctured with a nail ...…