Raspberry Lessons:  Parenting!

Raspberry Lessons:  Parenting!

As I was picking raspberries I came across this grouping of berries up underneath the vines and leaves.   My immediate “blink” reaction was:  That’s just like parenting!   These berries are not ready to be picked yet.   They are…
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Early morning sunshine blessing! – 2.0

Early morning sunshine blessing! – 2.0

Picking raspberries in the cool quiet of the early morning, as the sun slowly rises higher and higher in the sky.    Thank you God for early morning sunshine blessings!What blessings has God blessed you with today?
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Early morning sunshine blessings!

Early morning sunshine blessings!

Early morning sunshine highlighting a cheerful flower bouquet from my daughter!   Thank you God for early morning sunshine blessings!   I never cease to be in awe of little baby pumpkins!   Thank you God for early morning sunshine blessings!  …
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Blueberry lessons!

Blueberry lessons!

What better thing to do on a Saturday morning than to go blueberry picking!   Hubby and I arrived at the U-pick farm bright and early.   Hardly anyone else was there.   We grabbed our buckets and checked the sign…
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Blessings on a warm summer evening!

Blessings on a warm summer evening!

Hubby and I went to go get the mail  …  and on our way back we passed these beautiful Douglas Meadowsweet blooms, with the evening sunset highlighting them.   I do love Douglas Meadowsweet!   Thank you God for blessings…
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Poppy blooms! … and seed pods!

Poppy blooms! … and seed pods!

Last fall someone very special from Idaho gathered her poppy seeds from her own poppy plants and sent them to me as a gift.   Poppies are her favorite flowers.   I generously spread poppy seeds in every container I…
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