Prayers Blog Posts
A Thirsty Land
Worldwide, we are collectively trying to survive extreme weather patterns. Here in Central Texas, not only have we experienced the hottest and driest July on record with no rain and 103 degree average high temperatures, but we also are under severe watering restrictions.Day after endless day, I’m suffocating physically and emotionally. Will this ever end?!?
Homemade Weed Killer
If you follow my gardening tips every other Friday, you know that I’m an advocate of prying out and pulling up weeds by hand, and I’ve promoted specific tools to get the job done efficiently.
Unmentionables
We didn’t have a clothes dryer growing up. I didn’t know anybody who did!
Lemon Zest Cookies
When I think of summer, I gravitate towards tart, lemony flavors. whether in savory or sweet dishes.
I’m Obsessed with my Grandchildren
The all-consuming love for my grandchildren never “grows up!” They mature in the blink of an eye, yet their tenacious grip on my heart persists incrementally.
Transformation
One good thing that has come out of our pandemic lockdown is that many more people have discovered gardening since they’ve been forced to slow down and stay home.
A Simple Hug
I’ve missed hugs during this pandemic. Elbow bumps just don’t cut it for me.
No Bake Lemon Divine
This no-bake layered dessert is just right for a long, hot, summer evening.
I Choose my Love
My heart is like a singing bird
Whose nest is in a watered shoot;
My heart is like an apple tree
Whose boughs are bent with thickset fruit;
My heart is like a rainbow shell
That paddles in a halcyon sea;
My heart is gladder than all these
Because my love is come to me.
July Garden Checklist for this Record-Breaking Heat
We’ve been breaking one heat record after another in Texas this summer starting was back in May. It seemed like we skipped spring altogether!