God wants me to obey.
I am currently reading a small book, loaned to me by son, entitled: The Master Plan of Evangelism, by Dr. Robert E. Coleman. There could perhaps be no better time for reading this little book than the week…
You never know what’s under the surface.
The past two mornings we have woken up to snow covering the ground. Here you can see a photo of our front flowerbed. It looks pitiful … three small rhododendrons and a few small lavender plants … all…
Judge not, that you be not judged
I mentioned in the past two blog posts how that as I was growing up, and throughout my college years, I was under Bible teaching which reinforced what a “good” Christian was supposed to look like. As a…
Looks … and expectations
It is currently snowing … big beautiful flakes! So pretty! I can only remember one other time it snowed in April. Here you can see all our little pots of Pacific Dogwood seeds. Dogwood seeds require a period…
A fragrant aroma … of bonfire smoke
I just now pulled on my garden coat. A faint aroma of smoke was perceptible. Smoke, from the bonfire hubby and I had had a week ago. Sure, I had been engulfed in clouds of billowing bonfire smoke…
Now is the time
I mentioned in yesterday’s blog post about moving lots of ferns. Now is the time to move ferns! March. And the first part of April. As the weather warms up throughout April, the brand-new baby fern fronds will…
A forest divided
When hubby and I purchased our forested piece of property, the front half of the property was divided into two distinct sections: a side road running through the woods … and a paddock (where the former owners had…
Here for a reason
I am currently reading a fascinating book entitled: After the Fall, by Craig DeMartino. The book opens with the gripping account of Craig’s fall from 100 feet up a cliff face, while rock climbing in Rocky Mountain National…
Fear
I have a set of nature-music CD’s which I really like. They are part of a “National Parks Series” and each CD features piano/instrumental music, combined with background nature sounds from the respective National Parks: the call of…
It’s ok if it’s not perfect
I wrote to our Compassion kids last week. I was so excited to tell them all about the daffodils blooming! It has been such a long cold winter that our daffodils are just now beginning to open ……