Coffee and Pulpit Talk from the Garden
And the fruits will outdo what the flowers have promised. ~Francois de Malherbe A few weeks back I volunteered at Ladew Topiary Gardens for a private event for families. It was…
Clearing the Way
If you read my first two blog posts in this series about my travels on Pentecost Sunday, welcome back! If not, get caught up by going back to the previous blogs called Front Porch Scenery and Amish Highways and Byways. *********…
Perfect Timing
Miracles come in moments. Be ready and willing. ~ Wayne Dyer I don't know what made me do it. After a few weeks of eyeing a website of interest I decided suddenly I needed to make a call. I felt…
Terrapin Savior
"There is someone you can serve and lift. You can do it wherever you are...however you may feel." ~ Henry Eyring A few weeks ago on a gorgeous warm day, I walked to church at 8am. When I returned, I…
Inner Reflections
A few month or so ago a blog was posted on SowtheHeart.com about lifestyle and happiness. A question was posed, something to the affect that "Why is there little correlation between living in a prosperous country such as the U.S.A.…
Planting Season
"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." ~ Audrey Hepburn The soil has warmed and except for in the northern-most climates, there will be many people digging in the dirt to plant seeds over the next few weeks.…
Seeking the Creative
“Creativity requires faith. Faith requires that we relinquish control.” ~ Julia Cameron Decades ago art therapy was met with skepticism. However, it's been proven through research creativity is connected with healing. Our brain responds in a positive way to inventiveness,…
Lifestyle and Happiness
The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance. ~HENRY WARD BEECHER, Proverbs from Plymouth…
A Window into Easter
"The story of Easter is the story of God’s wonderful window of divine surprise." ~ Carl Knudson The opening of the pussy willows, the yellowing of the forsythia bush, daffodils trumpeting their arrival, the birth of a new lamb, birds…
Timely Arrivals
"Adopt the pace of nature...her pace is patience." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson We human beings are funny creatures! When spring takes it's good ole time arriving we grumble and groan, as if our complaining will change Mother Nature's timeline. Although…