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Keep the Paths of Righteousness Open, for His Name’s Sake
“The way to keep a path open is to walk on it”. When you first read this proverb, like many of them (including some in the Book of Proverbs) it seems obvious and not very deep. Of course the way to...
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Pick Christ’s Heart
We pick a person’s brain to gather knowledge, like picking fruit from a tree or using a pick axe to dig deeper for hidden gold nuggets. It’s helpful to learn others’ thoughts and ideas because their...
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Blessings from God – Moon Flowers
I found this one hiding in the bushes out behind the garden. I didn’t think we would have any this year but there it was! (and actually another one is now blooming on the fence.) I don’t know what kind...
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Blessings from God – A Blank Canvas
God has blessed me with a blank canvas (well, blank in most respects) in part of the area where we cut some planted pines. I’ve started with a few small trees and bushes but still have more room than...
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Blessings from God – Memories and Hope
It wasn’t that many months ago – and, it doesn’t look like this now. But, it was a wonderful blessing while it lasted and now I can look forward to next year. That’s the way our God is – we can look...
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Blessings from God – Peanuts!
Well, along with the Cotton, they’re also harvesting peanuts around here. This is the field across the road from our house. The peanut plants were turned over a few days ago and are now dry and ready...
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Making Sense of Christmas
(This post is part of the ChristianWriters.com blog chain for December – The theme is Christmas sense(s)) I struggle at times making sense of Christmas. Why did the God of Creation leave Heaven and...
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Learning in Life – Watch Where Your Shadow Falls
It would have been a lovely photo of Black-eyed Susans in our backyard. But, I wasn’t thinking or noticing where my shadow fell. One point in my personal mission statement is “Pay Attention”. Obviously...
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Confused Peach Tree? – Praise the Lord!
I’ve seen quite a few blog posts about this winter’s weird weather – I agree it’s been weird around here. The picture was our peach tree back in January. The weather was warm enough, long enough, to...
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Do You Look Like Just Another Board in the Fence?
Do you stand out like a new creation? A few weeks ago I headed out to a jobsite and went by the Meldrim Sisters’ Farm. The sisters are no longer living but their legacy lives on because the house and...
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The Sign (and Power) of the Cross
I saw the small cross on the side of the road ahead and my heart sank as I thought “oh no, not someone else”. It looked like one of those crosses that families and friends place in memory of someone...
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The Parable of the Hidden Light
Now, it’s an inviting 2 rut road through the woods but a month or so ago it was more inviting. That’s when I started looking at it as I drove past on the highway. I kept thinking I needed to stop and...
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I Wish You Could Smell This – Sweet Savor!
A “sweet savor” isn’t a common twenty-first century phrase used to describe good smells – but it would appropriately describe the wonderful treat that greets Sharon and me when we go outside these...
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Blooms and Scripture 5
Psalms 25 Completed “The troubles of my heart are enlarged : O bring thou me out of my distresses. Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins. Consider mine enemies ; for they are...
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Blooms and Scripture 9
Not exactly a bloom but I thought it was neat. It’s out in the Tree Garden – probably 500 yards from the asparagus bed I had ten or fifteen years ago. I don’t know how they spread but this one went far...
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Blooms and Scripture 14
One of my favorite plants. It has one of the brightest, whitest flowers. I haven’t had success with the red ones, though. Not sure what the difference is. “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;...
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Blooms and Scripture 15
Sharon and I like to watch the English mystery TV shows (Poirot, Miss Marple, Inspector Lewis, etc.) During those I often notice the flower gardens. They’re so full with so many different plants....
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Blooms and Scripture 19
Great is Thy Faithfulness – “As Thou has been, Thou forever will be.” The Stella D’Oro keeps blooming for much of the spring and summer. The continuous blooms are an excellent picture of God’s...
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The One Another’s in the Bible Tell Us What to Do
One of the daily devotionals on John MacArthur’s website (www.gty.org) mentioned the “one anothers”. They did sound like good things to do today. Edify one another (Rom. 14:19). “Serve one another”...
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Like the Wind Spinning Windmills, The Holy Spirit Keeps Working
With the brisk winds lately, it’s been pleasant to look in the backyard and see the Holy Spirit working. Actually, not exactly that. But, it has been pleasant to pass a window, look toward the garden...
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