God In A Box

While I was out shopping the other day I had one of those very rare occasions when I actually had time to kill. I know it’s only October, but, I couldn’t help but wander into the Christmas department.

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Common Ground

One of the highlights of my week comes every Thursday. That is the day I meet with my Master Gardening buddies at a city park. We are currently in the process of developing a public teaching garden.

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Get Out Of The Can

The property our home sits on is along an old highway. As I was driving home today I noticed that someone had thrown trash out of their car right onto the grass outside our chain link fence.

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One Step

The time will come for all of us when we live one last day on this planet. Instantly we will be face to face with Jesus Christ. There will be no more chances, no more excuses…only Truth.

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When Roots Circle

I have been doing a lot of “sweat therapy” in my garden lately. We moved into a new home on an acreage last December. I brought with me several plants from the garden I had at our old home.

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My Mother’s Mirror

Many years ago my husband and I purchased an old dresser at an estate auction. It was in need of refinishing and the mirror was somewhat distorted and had lost some of it’s silver.

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The Alternate

I have a stack of garden catalogs sitting beside my computer. Next to them is a brand new tablet of graph paper..now the fun begins!

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Pink Highlights

I’m running a fever today. It is a chronic condition that I “suffer” from every year at around this time. Yes, you guessed it, it’s Spring fever.

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Stratified

I have heard it said that “Time flies when you’re having fun.” For me, that is especially true this time of year. My geranium seed mix has germinated nicely.

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The Coffee Cup

Walking around my living room the other morning something caught my eye. Setting on the top of my china cabinet is a white coffee cup. On the front of it is a simple farm scene.

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The Forever Song

We are entering into “late winter” here in zone 7. It’s the time of year that some plants such as fruit trees and roses should be pruned. Late winter pruning encourages plants to grow more profusely in spring.

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The Motor Head and the Flower Nut

Hurrying through my weekly grocery shopping the other day something caught my attention…It was a whole isle of red & white gift items for Valentine’s Day. Then it dawned on me; “Oh yeah, that’s this week already!”

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Winter Weeds

I ran across an old friend today. His name is The Sunshine. Literally, the sun shone bright and warm today for the first time in many days. I quickly went outdoors and opened the vents in my greenhouse.

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