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Which of these is your favorite:Strawberries?Raspberries?Blueberries? As I look forward to this fruit season I am reminded of the discipline required to grow a healthy garden:  the soil, the seeds, the water, the money (!), the effort, the time….and then….the fruit!  🙂 Until….the weedsthe thornsthe birds But yet….the fruit! And so it is with following Jesus: theContinue reading “Berry Season”

I recently experienced God’s spite. Not the kind of spite you are thinking of, though.  Not a mean spirited intent to harm, but God moving in mighty ways DESPITE my shortcomings!  God becoming real to people IN SPITE OF my doubt and fear!  Glory Hallelujah! The humble posture of prayer can move mighty mountains!  It’sContinue reading “Spite”

Made you look!  🙂 Yes – the word ‘notice’ commands a second look – but how often do we NOT even notice all that is going on around us?  What does it take to notice a 1/2″ toad like my grandson?  Or a beautiful sunset in your same old backyard? Or the sound of your favorite person’sContinue reading “NOTICE!”

Herding catsRelying on the weather forecastGardening with deer and bunnies watching…. All futile:  pointless, ineffective, unprofitable Those examples are so easy to label as futile, although we keep trying to accomplish them…..but I’m not one to try and tell a cat to do anything! The easy ones don’t trip me up (as often) as the more subtleContinue reading “Futile”

All at that same time:  Stay, Be and Go! 1.  Many times in Scripture God tells us to NOT be moved:“But none of these things move me” Acts 20:24“Stand firm” Galatians 5:1“Cease striving” Psalm 46:10 2.  But yet, God WANTS you to be moved:“a time to weep and a time to laugh” Ecclesiastes 3:4″Rejoice withContinue reading “Move!  Or Don’t Move!”

Jesus very clearly gives us the answer.  We don’t need words!  We don’t a t-shirt!  We don’t even need a cross necklace! “By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”John 13:35 What if you lost the ability to speak?  How would people know you are a follower ofContinue reading “No Words”

Five little words….squeezed in between….Sometimes what we think is the focal point, God squeezes in between His greater lesson. I was reading about Hannah this week, Samuel’s mother, as found in I Samuel 1.  We read all about her life situation, her priestly counsel and her fervent prayer.  Hannah’s life story is important to all thatContinue reading “5 Little Words”

Dear Tomorrow Self, Don’t worry about it!  Whatever it is that is on your mind, your list, your nerves….let it go!  Tomorrow will be just fine.  God has a perfect plan, so stick close to Him and He will guide your day the way HE wants it to go! Love, Today Self Confused?  Yep!  MeContinue reading “Yesterday!”

Would you rather…..run fast…..or run far?Have your paycheck go fast….or go far?Vacation fast….or far? We have choices to make every day.  And each choice has consequences.If you run too fast, you might not be able to run very far.If you spend your paycheck fast, there will be nothing left to go far.And vacation!?!?  We don’t evenContinue reading “Fast or Far?”

1932 = Gasoline cost 18¢ a gallon!  It was a very good year for more than just gas prices though!  My mom was born on April 26, 1932!  Happy 90th birthday to my amazing Mom! To the one who juggled raising 5 children plus the countless friends and neighbors who were always welcome at ourContinue reading “Gas Prices and My Mom”