North Carolina Summer Tomatoes right from the vine will forever be fruit for the mind, scent of summer joy invigorating the nostrils while the taste buds juice before the first bite. Chris Holton and his garden, Edenton, NC has provided me with a reason to pack my car and head south. How did he keepContinue reading “Right from the Garden”
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Congratulations, Tammy Holton
“When darkness overtakes the godly, light will come bursting in.” (Psalm 112:4, NIV)
The Real Me Stand UP!
My son, Chris, sent me this article recently and I have posted it on my journals, books and desktop. Why? I’m trying to identify the real me. Yes, I said it identify. I remember watching a TV show years ago; “Will the real____ stand up? After hearing the Q&A I thought I always knew theContinue reading “The Real Me Stand UP!”
“It is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” (Philippians 2:13, ESV)
Do you have a BEAR Neighbor?
Do you have a BEAR for a neighbor? Do you have a BEAR Story? Let’s also talk about survival techniques when a BEAR might attack? Or, starts to come near. I thought until a few days ago that seeing a Black Bear I should drop to ground! OH, my, I was just told NO, makeContinue reading “Do you have a BEAR Neighbor?”
Worm vs. Butterfly
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans 12:2, NIV) The word “transform” being “metamorphosis when a caterpillar changes from a lowly worm intoContinue reading “Worm vs. Butterfly”
July has arrived
July brings the ring of freedom! Tears at times! Laughs, food, drink, and heat makes the ruts in Memory Lane for The USA! July 4 is significant in flag waving and fireworks celebrating what we call Independence Day. Vacations, pool parties, ice cream making, first tomatoes fall from their vine while sunflowers and Zinnias showContinue reading “July has arrived”
Summer
What story, image, thought, word, poem, emotion, animal or other does summer speak to you? “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Mark 13:28
A Path…
“In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” (Proverbs 3:6, NKJV) I have spend the last year or so trying to build a walking meditative path on an acre of land that was purely neglected farm land for years in eastern NC. It has a small pond that is worked into myContinue reading “A Path…”
June Grads
June, you remind me of flash cards. You flash into our lives with a host of flair and fanfare! Birds sing with summer flowers harmonizing; signaling summer fruit is just a pick away June, the brightest card of your flash is when graduates show us their embossed diplomas making 12, 14, 16 or even 18Continue reading “June Grads”
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