Daily Blessing

Blessings in the Dirt: God designed seeds to sprout!

On Monday I came across the most amazing ice crystals in the garden when I went out to spread used coffee grounds. I was “oooo’ing” and “aahhhh’ing” and taking lots of photos, and I didn’t even notice until…

February 2, 2023Lessons in the Dirt

Blessings in the dirt: Purpose … in every season!

It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to pop into Starbucks to get a drink. And lo and behold, there by the front door, the “Grounds for the Garden” tub actually had a bag of used coffee grounds! Check that…

February 1, 2023Lessons in the Dirt

Blessings in the dirt: God’s glory is there … in every season!

Our temps were down in the 20’s yesterday. I went out in the crisp cold afternoon to sprinkle my “prize” of used coffee grounds on the garden (that’s a blessing I’ll write about tomorrow!). As I was having…

January 31, 2023Gratitude, Lessons in the Dirt

Smoke in the house!

We woke up this morning to 23 degrees. Brrrr! I opened the firebox door to get a fire started, and a cold draft rushed down the chimney and into the house. “That’s going to be a problem,” I…

January 30, 2023Relationships

Covered

I woke up this morning to the sound of heavy rain falling on our roof! The wood-box on the back deck is empty. I need to refill it this morning … so that I can have wood to…

January 29, 2023Lessons from the forest, Relationships

Pondering Psalm 1: In every season …

Back in 2019, I listened to an online sermon which was deeply impactful for me. The title of the sermon was: “He took manna off the menu.” The main scripture passage for the sermon was: Joshua 5:10-12 –…

January 28, 2023Life Lessons

Pondering Psalm 1: Fruitful!

In Psalm 1, the blessed person is described as being fruitful. What does this look like? This looks like the holly tree outside my kitchen window. The holly tree is loaded with holly berries. Any time I glance…

January 27, 2023Lessons from the forest

Pondering Psalm 1: Get out of there!

I want to circle back around to the thoughts from two days ago … … about wandering too close to that which is contrary to God’s Word; … which then leads to “hanging out” in the company of…

January 26, 2023Life Lessons

Pondering Psalm 1: Is there any evidence?

Behind my house, the backyard drops away into a steep ravine. Today's background photo is a view down into the ravine. If you look closely, you will notice that enormous Cedars, Fir trees, and Big Leaf Maples are…

January 25, 2023Lessons from the forest

Pondering Psalm 1: Watch out! Beware! That area is dangerous!

Our background photo today features a spout of water shooting up from beneath a lava bench! Over time the ocean has worn away the lava bench from underneath and has created a hole in the lava through which…

January 24, 2023Life Lessons