Prayers Blog Posts
Fresh Herb Ranch Dressing
I have a dilemma; only a few friends are interested in taking some fresh herbs when they come by for a visit. I would be glad to take some, but I don’t know how to cook with them! Could you please put some easy guidelines and recipes on your blog about cooking with fresh herbs?”
Scented Memories and Fore-tellings
I’m strolling through my garden, checking on what is coming back after a pleasant week of nourishing spring rain. I’m terrible about remembering the proper names of my perennials just by looking. I bend down, pluck a leaf between my thumbnail and pointer finger, crush it in my palms, rubbing its tenderness back and forth to squeeze out its particular oils, and breath in its tangy, unique essence. My nose recognizes its identity better than my eyes do.
Rain Saturated June Garden Checklist
I know we’ve started a series on how to use fresh herbs, but I can’t let June pass us by without a garden check list. You are quite familiar by now about my love of lists!
Glorious Uncertainty
I was having one of those good heart-to-heart conversations the other day with one of my sons: you know the kind! I dropped what I was doing, retreated to the back porch swing, and basked in the sound of his voice.
Basic Guidelines for Prepping Fresh Herbs
I’ve tried sharing fresh herbs with my local friends and community, but I have few takers. One friend said, “I would be glad to take some, but I don’t know how to cook with them. Could you please put some easy guidelines and recipes on your blog?”
Who Wakes Up at 5:30?!?!
I’m a morning person. I’ve always been a morning person. If I wake up after the sun has already risen, I feel cheated out of a gift. My mind is sharp in the pre-dawn hours and fades gradually as the day unfolds.
No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies
It’s warming up outside and I don’t feel like turning the oven on to bake cookies. But the grands are coming over and they’ll be expecting a treat!
Stretch Out Your Hand
I am again confused about scripture. Sometimes, Jesus said the word and people would rise up from the dead like his friend, Lazarus. Other times, Jesus insisted the person should “stretch out his hand” or “rise up” before being healed.
Take the Long View
I’m reminded by FB several days a week as “this time last year” pictures pop up that we are about a month behind on self-seeding germination and perennial resurgence because of our double whammy deep-freeze of 2020. Suddenly, I’m confused as to what I’m supposed to be doing in my garden in May!
The In-between Moments
We tend to mark our lives by world events that change history. For me, these are: the 1967 Six Day Arab Israeli War, the Lebanese Civil War, the Twin Towers, and the Covid Pandemic. Yet, I firmly believe that our lives are actually lived for the quiet. intimate moments that mark nor our calendars, but our hearts: