Finding Courage
HOLY CABBAGE I could have bought a truckload of organic produce for the amount of cash I’ve sunk into my garden this year. Cabbage worms helped themselves to the fruits of my labor and chewed holes through nearly every leaf. I angrily sifted through the […]
I planted a garden so that it could feed me and my family, not the other way around, but here we are. My garden though it’s pretty, is getting low yields, and the veggies aren’t that good. It’s been a while since I gardened, so […]
PLUCKING AND PLANTING Butter Is Better It might be the Pavlovian theory at work since the title of this lettuce contains the word “butter.” It might even be that its texture is soft like butter, or maybe both. My butter lettuce is strong and pretty, […]
I’m having so much fun with it this year, although it’s been a while since I gardened. You can accurately call me a gardener hobbyist. the time we add up the time, preparations, and purchases to grow our own veggies, I don’t think I will […]
Man’s inhumanity to manMakes countless thousands mourn! Robert Burns 1784 This week, the video of George Floyd’s murder reached out from our screens and tore our hearts and our country apart. Every time I watch the video, it shakes me to the core, as I […]
A man’s spirit will endure sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear? Proverbs 18:14 English Standard Version (ESV) The Attack At least once in your life, you will face a devastating, overwhelming storm of the soul. Maybe you are facing it now. It’s that […]
The Day Of My Scans The word “scan” has the power to strike fear within the heart of any cancer patient. It even has it’s own word, “Scanxiety”. Each of us has that one word or maybe many words that cause our own fear to […]
The Mother’s Lot Motherhood is both tough and glorious. From the advent of menses to the pain of childbirth, mom’s know pain, it’s part of our lot. As our children grow, the joys, the love, and the heartache grow with them. We care, we invest […]
9 But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,Nor have entered into the heart of manThe things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9 New King James Version (NKJV) God does his most significant works in the secret […]
It wasn’t a fair fight from the start. The idea of a young shepherd paired against a fierce, accomplished, giant warrior, seemed crazy. Every day, someone is outmatched, desperate, and needs a miracle. That day comes for us all. Studying improbable heroes facing impossible situations […]