Taking inventory of wonder” is a famous phrase from the poem “Sabbaths – 1979, IV” by American farmer, poet, and environmental activist Wendell Berry. Berry died in Port Royal, Kentucky, on August 31, 2026, at the age of 92.. Following his death, The New York Times noted that Berry’s works had “extolled America’s agrarian past” and that his efforts “championed small familyContinue reading “Taking inventory of wonder”
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Repurposed flowers gifted to ACL
(Read more about them from our Wedding blogs) Academies of Loudoun-DEBORAH CHAVES-Teacher, Agricultural Education-5712521980 shares; The flowers have lasted beautifully in refrigeration and today my Plant Science students were thrilled to be able to learn and use them in many different ways. Some students learned how to ‘flower pound’ by arranging the flowers, petals, leavesContinue reading “Repurposed flowers gifted to ACL”
Kindness
Recently, I have been working on daily mindfulness. I use a word from Galatians 5 aka as the fruit of the spirit to focus on in am and check in pm for results from my day. My recent word KINDNESS! Kindness is a word when in action I believe changes a life while healing communitiesContinue reading “Kindness”
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story below, “Under the hand of Jesus.” (art by Debi) double click on picture to enlarge
Under The Hand of Jesus
Several years ago I wrote a book (waiting to be published) entitled Under the Hand of Jesus. Debi of thedailylily.org did the watercolor drawings. In the story you might find yourself identifying with the main character, Leon. There seemed to be a cloud over his life. He couldn’t see past the cloud. One day someoneContinue reading “Under The Hand of Jesus”
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