Hidden Away

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

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

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…
Trusting the Lord of the Harvest

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

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

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 ...…
Breaking up the Ground

Breaking up the Ground

It is a lot of work to break ground for a new garden plot!  Especially if your tools are just a shovel and a hoe. 30 minutes into shoveling, your legs begin to feel like jelly.  You realize…
Make More Room!

Make More Room!

It’s almost garden-planting time!  So off we went to Home Depot to get a few seeds.  Our garden plot is small, so we only needed a few seeds. I stood there … in front of the seed display…