Drop Everything and Encourage Day (D.E.E.D.)
May 5th, 2013
Welcome to Drop Everything and Encourage Day (D.E.E.D.) for May! This time of year many activities begin to wrap up for summer break. This week (May 6-10) also happens to be Teacher Appreciation Week! What a perfect time to thank and encourage the teachers, school employees, Sunday school teachers, Bible study leaders, pastors, coaches, and ...
Filed under: DEED
3 ways God’s Word is like a cover crop
September 18th, 2012
A week ago I meandered through my freshly tilled garden with an eight-pound bag of rye seed resting on my hip. I scooped handfuls of the seed and sifted it through my hands watching it drop into the soft, dark earth. This was my first attempt to plant a cover crop for winter. I ...
Filed under: faith in action
When was the last time you rested?
September 10th, 2012
If you haven’t entered the give away for a piece of jewelry from Inspired Novelties, you still have time! Enter here! I pull remnants of dry, wilted vegetable plants from the garden. Next to me, a grocery bag fills with the last of the season’s tomatoes. On the other side, a black plastic bag bulges ...
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Rodents Underground
July 23rd, 2012
*Congratulations to Roseanna W who won last week’s give away! 50% of the purchase price from Inspired Novelties will continue to go to the Manasseh Project through the end of July! photo courtesy of cliodna, sxc.hu These groundhogs are like a B-rated movie that Hollywood keeps making sequels for. “The rodents are back. With vengeance.” ...
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Rodent in the Trunk
July 16th, 2012
In case you missed the first 2 installments, check out Rodent in the Garden and Rodent in the Trap. The day of reckoning had arrived for the furry little brown groundhog caught in my live trap. I grabbed my green gardening gloves and headed out to collect my capture. Even though some intelligent trap-engineer had ...
Filed under: faith in action, Family, summer
Rodent in the Trap
July 13th, 2012
A couple days ago, I picked two zucchini from my garden that bore giant teeth-munch marks. The rodent had obviously returned. Greedy little monster apparently extended his buffet of green beans to include zucchini. Of course, this time the hubby was gone all week on a business trip. So I texted him a picture of ...
Filed under: Funnies, Story Girl, summer
Rodent in the Garden
July 11th, 2012
Something had been eating my green bean plants. I marched up and down two rows of plants following a trail of teeth marks. Some brand of rodent had gotten his fill and then raced off to bed with a belly full of my garden. “GAH!” I shouted as I stomped back into the house. “So ...
Filed under: Family, Little Miss Sunshine, Story Girl, T-Rex, The Narrator
Are you taking care of your spiritual garden?
July 9th, 2012
The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. Genesis 2:15, NIV Further Reading: Genesis 2:8-25 I love spending time in my garden. Every day, I take a walk through the rows of plants, inspecting, watering, pulling a few weeds, and ...
Filed under: faith in action, summer
89 days of summer
June 13th, 2011
Summer has new meaning this year. 89 days. 89 days of (hopefully) warm weather (you never know here in Michigan!) 89 days before both kids are in school. 89 days of fun, fun, fun. 89 days of keeping kids out of each other’s hair…and mine. My summer writing will be focused elsewhere (when I have ...
Filed under: motherhood
Spring is for New Life
March 31st, 2011
Spring’s breaking. Or at least the school calendar says so even if the thermometer doesn’t yet. The sun seems to agree and has graced us with her presence all week long. I’ve been down on my hands and knees squinting at the dirt in my flower beds, and I see bits of green starting to ...