a psalm of awakening
O, My Maker,Let the morning come.Let the sun rise slowlyoutside my windowpeeking through silhouettesof dark trees.Let the hummingbirdswake the worldwith chirps of delight.Let the rabbits …
O, My Maker,Let the morning come.Let the sun rise slowlyoutside my windowpeeking through silhouettesof dark trees.Let the hummingbirdswake the worldwith chirps of delight.Let the rabbits …
Every spring, the bunnies come to visit the garden and see if by some chance, there’s a hole in the chicken wire big enough to …
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to sit and talk with Papa Bluebird who seems to have returned a couple of months early for another nesting …
The season of my separation from my ex-husband, the movie Under the Tuscan Sun had just been released on DVD. I acquired a copy and probably …
I wrote this one several years ago and am a few weeks late posting it this year. It is always a good reminder for me, …
w The best place to seek God is in a garden. You can dig for him there. ~George Bernard Shaw, The Adventures of the Black …
Every spring, the bunnies come to visit the garden and see if by some chance, there’s a hole in the chicken wire big enough to …
You expect Her to come quickly when you feel the first warm light bask on your skin, or when the first choir of purple crocuses …
With all the new extra sunlight on the farm, my spring gardens have produced more than enough greens to feed our family, our chickens, and …
Lord, the air smells good today, straight from the mysteries within the garden of God. The trees in their prayer, the birds in praise, the …
I’m reposting today as a reminder of the benefits of a good Spring cleaning–domestically and spiritually. ~cameron Some think it’s holding on that makes one …
It was spring and I finally heard him among the first leaves–– then I saw him clutching the limb in an island of shade with …
This year, I planted my sugar snaps along a privacy fence with some homemade tomato cages I unhooked to create long latices for them to …
In spite of a busy weekend, I managed to put aside a couple of hours on the warm Saturday afternoon and started cleaning out flower …
Yesterday, my daughter, her boyfriend, and his sister helped me clean out the chicken run and coop in preparation for our chicken-raising adventure this Spring. …
This morning as I read of the postponement of Kelly Gissendaner‘s execution, I wondered what it must be like for her as she waits in …
A Light exists in Spring Not present on the Year At any other period — When March is scarcely here A Color stands abroad On …
Since January, I’ve been in the process of cleaning out and overhauling our home. It has been no easy undertaking but one that has truly …
Even thought winter has ended, I am gearing up for a season of iced teas in mason jars out while lingering outside. For a quick …
As I squatted by the trellis yesterday to plant more sugar snap peas, I looked down at the boots I was wearing. I’ve had them …
Today, I am spending some time outside in the gardens reflecting on Easter, new life and creation. January seed starts are ready to be transplanted. …
A couple of years ago, I wrote a post about a chickadee couple who came to reside in our blue bird house. (You can read …
Last night, I stopped by the store to pick up a couple of things, and after a week filled with cracked windshields, missing legal documents …
Saturday, I spent my first Spring afternoon doing nothing but tending to the gardens. After months of working inside the house on many projects that …
You spread out a table before me, provisions in the midst of attack from my enemies; You care for all my needs, anointing my head …
Two years ago, my out-of-control wineberry bushes began bullying my blueberry plants. In an effort to call them off, I trimmed and tugged until the …
How Love burns through the Putting in the Seed On through the watching for that early birth When, just as the soil tarnishes with weed, …
One summer evening when I was 10-years-old, my family joined in a neighborhood gathering. The parents sat on a patio chatting and fanning themselves while …
A few years ago, I started a batch of sugar snap peas on our deck and in front on the triangular trellis. By late May, …
After I pressed two posts on starting seeds, I noticed the trend in lots of posts and pinterest pics focusing on seed starting. Yep, we …
As we enter the week of the fourth Advent candle, LOVE, I thought I’d go ahead and start posting or reposting some meditations on love …