Psalm 1 says that the blessed person delights in God’s Word … and on God’s Word they meditate day and night. (Psalm 1:2) What does this look like? What does it look like to “meditate on God’s Word”? …
My daughter asked me: “Do we still have that extra under-the-desk plastic mat lying around in the workshop?” Hmmmm … I remember there was one out there a few weeks ago. In fact, I had even been pondering…
Psalm 1 describes the blessed person as being like a growing tree. As trees grow … they change. The 100 baby cedar trees hubby and I planted three years ago have grown. They do not look the same…
I was headed over to the woodshed to load up the wheelbarrow with a load of firewood (to take around to the back of the house), when I noticed a bear paw-print in the flowerbed. You can see…
I was just now outside, sweeping off the back deck. Maple seeds get stuck down in the cracks of the deck … lots of maple seeds! And right now it seems there’s a lot of hemlock seeds all…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…