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November joys … Blooms out of brokenness!

My clerodendrum is blooming!! I’ve had it two full years, and not once has it ever bloomed. And now … right after I just about lost it completely … it’s blooming! How is that possible?!? The clerodendrum cutting…

November 22, 2023Gratitude, Hope

Is there a reason to have hope?

Behind our house is a deep ravine. Hubby and I have only ever been down into the ravine once. When our forestry professor came for our site visit a couple of weeks ago and we told him this,…

October 29, 2023Hope, Lessons from the forest, Questions

The hope of all the ends of the earth

Last week I was reading Psalm 65 during my morning quiet time with God. The psalm states: “By awesome deeds You answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the…

April 9, 2023Gratitude, Hope

God doesn’t want me to give up hope.

Hubby and I were at Home Depot recently … and lo and behold … the seeds are for sale! A big display … full of hundreds of different kinds of seeds! It was very exciting! Let’s get a…

March 18, 2023Hope, Life Lessons, What is God like?

God sees what we don’t see; and helps us plan.

Prior to having a wood-burning fireplace heater installed, our home was heated solely using propane-gas. We have a large propane-gas storage tank out near the woodshed. Whenever our tank would get down to 20%, we would call the…

January 13, 2023Gratitude, Hope

The hope of new life!

My family celebrated Christmas as it freeze-rained all day! When we went out later that afternoon, a ¼” layer of ice completely coated everything! The skylights of the house were completely coated in a thick layer of ice. …

December 30, 2022Christmas, Hope

Dormant … but not dead

Every summer the grass in the Pacific Northwest goes dormant … as you can see from the background photo. Our 9-10 months of continual constant rainy drizzle finally ceases (this year it didn’t cease until the end of…

September 19, 2022Hope, Relationships

God Can Redeem Your Mistakes

My daughter had a small cactus of which she was quite fond. It had a beautiful red bloom on the top … so she planted it in a bright red pot to match the bright red bloom. Eventually…

July 15, 2022Hope, Lessons in the Dirt

Beneath the Surface

Back in February we picked up four small raspberry cane starts. You know … one of those spur-of-the-moment purchases as you are walking into Home Depot … because you have the mid-winter doldrums, and you think that if…

May 6, 2022Hope, Lessons in the Dirt

The Hope of New Life

When we moved into our home a couple of years ago, there existed underneath the back deck a small bird’s nest. It was built high in a protected corner and served as home for many little bird babies…

April 17, 2022Hope, Lessons in the Dirt