Toxic Friendships
Upon moving into our home a couple of years ago we decided to relocate a small rosemary plant to a far corner of the backyard where an unsightly stump rested. The location was a lovely sunny spot ……
It Keeps Coming Back!
When we moved into our home a couple of years ago there was, in the far corner of the backyard, a large unsightly stump. This particular corner of the backyard was a lovely sunny spot. Rosemary would be…
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
I have never grown parsley before. Check it out – a teeny tiny baby parsley leaf! The very first one! How exciting! I have never grown basil before. Check out the teeny tiny basil leaves! I had no…
Put off the old … and be made new!
“Put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; be made new in the attitude of your minds.” - Ephesians 4:22-23 The dead little seed pods have been “put off.” New life has emerged. …
Don’t Give up Hope
It had not even been a week and the tomato sprouts were poking their little green heads up out of the soil. Right at two weeks the watermelon and cantaloupe seeds all made their appearance in grand fashion.…
Leaning Towards the Light
It’s a fascinating thing to see all the little seed sprouts leaning towards the light. The sun isn’t even out. How do those little seed sprouts know where the light is? Also, they’re not all leaning every which-way. …
Ruts Across the Soul
People are emotionally unwell right now. I went to the bank this week, and as usual the workers were understaffed and the line was long. As I entered the door and observed the long line stretching almost to…
Lessons in the Dirt – Always Face the Son
It’s interesting to notice how sunflowers always face the sun … even on cloudy days, even when it's raining with raindrops dripping from the petals, they always face the sun. Always. Every time I look out my window…
Lessons in the Dirt – Night is Coming
It is almost October, and time to bring the tomato harvest inside … even though they’re all still green. I stepped outside to do this just as night was falling. And as I was picking green tomatoes in…
Lessons in the Dirt – Twists along the way
How encouraging it is that God is so very KIND to us! How encouraging it is that God does not abandon us in our weakness or our failures. But rather, God picks us up, holds onto us, and…