When you feel chewed up by life
Some bug has taken up residence on my Hoopes rose this summer and has been eating the leaves to smithereens. Here you can see the chewed up leaves … I really liked this photo of the raindrops on…
Blooming tenaciously!
In spite of the setback of having their leaves eaten off by the deer, the hostas are blooming tenaciously! I find this to be so inspiring! In life we go through seasons and times when it feels as…
Early morning sunshine blessings! – 4.0
I thought I had forever lost the lilies when we moved them two years ago from the front to the back … to the “flowerbed of doom.” They didn’t come up at all last year. But lo and…
“Marked” by Jesus – A life characterized by joy and hope!
I have always wondered what the ancient city of Rome was like when the Apostle Paul was there … and when he wrote the letter to the early Christians living there. Alas, the ancient city of Rome has…
Pause – take a moment – and think about it.
“Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. God alone is my rock and my salvation; God is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; …
Selah …
“You God are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. "~Selah [Pause … take a moment … and think about it].” - Psalm 32:7
Selah – take a moment.
“But man, despite his riches, does not endure; he is like the beasts that perish. This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings. "~Selah [Pause … take a…
Selah – pause.
“God makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shield with fire. "‘Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the…
Pause … take a moment … and think about it.
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. "Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and…
Little hummingbird on my front porch
Hubby opened the front door to leave for work first thing in the morning … and there on the front porch, next to our welcome mat, was this little hummingbird. Poor little thing!! Is it still alive?? Yes! …