Daily Blessing

Blessings at Church: Loving mamas … and Psalm 23

I sat next to hubby at church this past Sunday, waiting for the morning service to begin. People were mingling and chatting, many others were wandering in and taking their seats. My attention was caught by a loving…

July 21, 2023What is God like?

Lessons from a Blackberry Vine

Today’s blog post (and accompanying photos) are from my son. Often when I work from home I try to take a short walk during lunchtime to stretch my legs. The nearby bike trail is the perfect place for…

July 20, 2023Lessons in the Dirt

Seeds we sow

I love this view of the garden from my daughter’s upstairs bedroom window. As I stand and gaze out at the garden far below, it makes me think that this is probably what it’s like from Heaven’s view, …

July 19, 2023Lessons in the Dirt

This moment in time …

This photo popped up on “This day in history.” It left me feeling very weird. To you, it is just a normal ordinary river … just like any other normal ordinary river. But this river no longer exists.…

July 18, 2023Relationships

Top 10 ways to enjoy Zucchini!

Last year’s garden was a dismal failure. No zucchini last year. The year before that … well, you can see for yourself. This was about as good as it got. Which was not that great. This year, the…

July 17, 2023Gratitude

Blessings in the garbage bin!

Hubby went out to put the garbage in the bin and roll the bin out to the street … and lo and behold! … there was a little frog resting in the garbage bin! How cool is that! …

July 16, 2023Life Lessons

Blessings in the Garden

I don’t know how this little ladybug found my beans … but I’m so thankful it did! A couple years back (when the aphids were having a heyday with the beans!), I noticed ladybugs for sale at the…

July 15, 2023Gratitude

Parenting: Children are like green bean runners

As green beans grow, they stretch … and they reach! The stretching, growing, reaching end of green bean runners are very tender and pliable. This gives them the ability to twist, bend, curl, and wrap around things ……

July 14, 2023Relationships

Gaining independence

Last night as I was in the kitchen fixing dinner, little Jr. deer came wandering by. He is definitely in the adolescent teenager phase! The last few times I have seen him, he has been venturing off on…

July 13, 2023Relationships

A little bit of this … and a little bit of that.

I came into the kitchen this morning to make a nice cup of tea. But alas, my Marketspice Cinnamon Orange tea is all but gone … only a small smattering of tea remained in the bottom of the…

July 12, 2023Life Lessons