JOY in Our Garden: “Bloom Where You Are Planted” has been a directive given to people for years. When I plant something it is generally on purpose. A hole is dug and a seed, seedling, plant or tree is placed in the hole, the dirt smoothed around the stem or over the seed, some water…
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It is always a JOY to me when the girls come to call from next door. They are delightfully entertaining and ever cheerful. Their antics in the font garden or coming up the ramp to peek in the door, or playing peek-a- boo with me on the back porch steps brings some light hearted silliness…
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JOY in Our Garden: Quickly now, looking at these four lovely tulips, state out loud four ways in which you are blessed, right now, right in this moment. That probably did not take much effort. But, how long has it been since you did an exercise like this? And yes, it is an exercise. It…
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JOY in Our Life: Majune is my special month. Sometimes the “normal” just doesn’t fit your needs and so I arbitrarily chose many years ago to create a new frame of reference. For me, from mid-May to mid-June (Majune) marks many times of sad and of happy memories. The pictures of my back yard with…
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JOY in Our Garden: On this day of April 9, 2016 the snow has melted away from a small patch in our garden, revealing our first blooms of the season! It is about 38 F degrees, the wind is raw and most of the ground is covered in snow. But still the dandelion flowers, which…
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JOY in Our Garden: On April 4 flocks of birds checked into our diner for sustenance, while providing us with enJOYable viewing. As snow continued to fall, we were blessed with the visits of cardinals, several types of sparrows, juncos, chickadees, a pair of robins, yellow finches, a very large flock of red finches, and…
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JOY in Our Garden: Our serenity garden, and indeed many of the majestic four stories tall trees along the driveway, did not fair well in the ice storm of March 24-25, 2016. The garden and our property is strewn with downed branches, some of which are tree sized. It will take a lot of hours…
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JOY in Our Garden: As I watched cardinals, robins, sparrows and more visiting our feeding stations today I found myself thinking of ways to “help” them. It’s freezing cold out there. Freezing rain and snow have taken turns falling all day. Should I erect an umbrella over the feeder? Open the patio door and invite…
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March 8, 2016 When walking along it is always wise to look forward so you can see clearly where you are walking, and to look up to see the beauty around you. If you look down at your feet, you are more likely to stumble and fall and you will miss so much. While walking…
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JOY in Our Garden: Feb. 29, 2016 was a snowy, very windy day with poor visibility. March 1 has ended here similarly with snow rapidly accumulating. Life can be like that with poor visibility and being blown around. It is wonderful to know God sees what we can’t see and clarity will come in due…
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