The joy of “firsts”!
Lo and behold … my Bunchberry dogwoods haven’t been eaten by the deer this Spring! This is a first! Just look at all those beautiful blooms! This is a first! I am absolutely thrilled! Thank you God for…
Parable of the Big-Leaf Maple seeds!
I have been outside on my hands and knees in the flowerbeds pulling up Big-Leaf Maple sprouts. Therefore, it seemed fitting to share the parable of the Sower. (from Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23; and Luke 8:4-15) On a grey,…
Springing up to life!
A few years ago, hubby and I picked up a package of lily bulbs at the garden nursery. There were three bulbs in the package. Hubby and I assumed the lilies would grow to be about knee-height, so…
Goodness coming down from above!
Hubby and I had the opportunity to participate in the most fantastic Easter event this year – a Helicopter Egg Drop! Does that not sound cool! I wrote last April about our good friend coming to visit us,…
Death … and … Resurrection
I had an early morning appointment, so I hurried out the front door and over to the car barn … where I stopped short and yelped in startled shock at the sight of a dead bird lying next…
You matter!
I was sitting at the dining table this morning sipping my hot coco for breakfast, watching the little hummingbird at the feeder. It reminded of yesterday evening as I was fixing dinner – there was a little hummingbird…
Closing Day!
Hubby and I have just recently purchased a condo for our aging parents so that we can move them to be closer to us. Closing Day for the condo is May 9. On Closing Day a legal transaction…
It’s hard to let go.
My hairdryer has been in the process of going out. For the past several months now, as I use my hairdryer the connection in the wire will be lost and the hairdryer will stop working. The connection point…
A place prepared …
Hubby and I have just recently purchased a condo … so that we can move our aging parents to be near us, so that we can help care for them going forward. Did you know that the Bible…
Springtime joys! – 3.0
Hubby got some flowers to plant in our daughter’s planter on her back patio. They all wouldn’t fit, and there wound up being one leftover. Yay me getting little puff-balls of joyful color for my own back deck! …