Prayers Blog Posts
Leftovers
One of the mundane items I claimed from my mom’s few possessions after her passing was a set of stackable aluminum food storage containers. Why do I cherish these pre-tupperware kitchen storage units?
June Garden Checklist
The heat has arrived earlier than normal this year. It feels like August, but we still have some gardening guidelines for June to check off!
WWJD
Do you remember those WWJD bracelets that church youth groups passed out during the late 80s and early 90s? Their intention was to serve as an ever-present prompt for the young people to use to self-exam during questionable or difficult situations.
Tiramisu
While discussing favorite summer deserts with a foody friend, we decided that Tiramisu was a definite contender for a first-place summer desert.
Abide with Me
While harvesting larkspur seeds with me, a dear friend asked, “How do you abide with God?” I was initially startled by the question, but then at ease and quite forthcoming with my answer.
Let Your Garden do the Talking
Your early summer, late spring vegetables are ready for harvest. Stand on your porch. Gaze out on your abundant fresh produce and figure out the answer to the most frequently asked question. “What’s for supper?”
Breakout!
Do you feel imprisoned? Are you locked up by grief and pain?Read the story of Job again and figure out which character you are?
Any Fruit Cobbler
Several of you requested the recipe for my blackberry cobbler after I posted a picture of it on FB for the occasion of my husband, Tim’s, birthday. I’m calling it “any fruit cobbler” because this same recipe and technique can be used for any fruit in season. I especially remember mom making peach cobbler and “toot” (mulberry) cobbler in Lebanon.
Poppies
I’m on my second year of growing poppies. These majestic yet delicate flowers evoke so many memories for me, especially the profusions of them blanketing the terraces and meadows at the wake of springtime in Lebanon.
Zinnias, the Blue Ribbon Summer Flower
A kiss of the sun for pardon, the song of the birds for mirth, One is nearer God’s heart in a garden, than anywhere else on earth!