One way we symbolically anticipate the birth and soon coming return of Christ is with an advent wreath. The wreath shows us that God is eternal. Jesus said He was the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. The greens are everlasting, like the love of Christ who dies for all. And eachContinue reading “Making a Fresh Advent Wreath”
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Thanksgiving Cornucopia
Making your own cornucopia arrangement from fruits, greens and flowers is a wonderful expression of thanksgiving to the Lord for all His abundance, blessings and provisions. You can make one with a wicker, glass, ceramic or metal cornucopia. If you don’t want to obtain floral products from a florist, you can use many things youContinue reading “Thanksgiving Cornucopia”
a unified person,
Have you ever looked at someone’s house and the surrounding landscape and thought wow! That’s beautiful! What a flow, a unity. The house looks like it was made for the landscape and the landscape looks like it was designed for the house. Or conversely, looked at another and thought something’s not right. The proportions areContinue reading “a unified person,”
Harry Potter, my classroom Iguana
During church Sunday, Sara asked those of us that work in the public school system to relate a highlight/success of their first week of school. Here is one that I was excited to share. It is a teaching strategy idea that she gave to me that really worked in my high school classroom! As background,Continue reading “Harry Potter, my classroom Iguana”
We Did It
We canned 8 qts tomatoes and 5 qts pickles and 1 qt juice for Pastor Gary. The temperatures outside were well over 100 and inside was a little hot as well. We were so joyful and happy that we could remember the lessons our Mother and Grandmother has taught us related to this craft. ThanksContinue reading “We Did It”
Home Canned Tomatoes
There’s nothing like being able to reach for a jar of home canned tomatoes from your own cupboard on a wintry day when you want to make chili or spaghetti. Years ago I did quite a bit of canning as I didn’t have a freezer and I wanted to make good use of my smallContinue reading “Home Canned Tomatoes”
My Visit with Mrs. Davis
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of again visiting Mrs. Davis (of Mrs. Davis Garden) as she had called me for a landscape consultation regarding her boxwood. It was my initial visit with Mrs. Davis and seeing her beautiful boxwood gardens and her passion and love for them that inspired the songContinue reading “My Visit with Mrs. Davis”
Valentine’s Day Roses
Learn how to arrange your ‘Valentine Day Roses’ into a beautiful display. Don’t forget to order your roses or other V-D flowers as I am still taking orders. Email chatter@thedailylily.com or call me at 703-431-9691. We have roses of all colors both boxed and arranged in vases as well as other lovely things. Don’t forgetContinue reading “Valentine’s Day Roses”
10 Fall gardening tips
Ecclesiastes 3:1 “To everything there is a season. A time for every purpose under heaven.” 1.Plant bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, snowdrops, hyacinths and crocuses now for beautiful blooms next spring. 2 Fertilize your lawn (fall’s the best time for fescues, bluegrass and ryes). 3.Plant hardy winter pansies in full sun for color all winterContinue reading “10 Fall gardening tips”
How Many Plants can your find in these scriptures?
Read the following scriptures and see how many plants you can find in these scriptures: (there are 27). I will give the answers right here next week. Now go on a Bible search and have fun. Amos 2:9 Matthew 23:23 Psalm 103:15 Ezekial 4:9 Numbers 11:5 II Kings 4:39 Psalm 45:8 Exodus 16:31 Exodus 12:22Continue reading “How Many Plants can your find in these scriptures?”
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