No … Ireland hasn’t relocated to the southern hemisphere. It’s just entering autumn at this time of year. But this week, I realized it was time …
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| What do you remember most about this soap’s commercials? |
Now, before you get really worried, I do shower regularly, and I use a less pungent soap than Irish Spring. But do you know where Irish Spring can be quite useful? In the garden. Continue reading
Hello, friends – don’t worry! I’ll be posting as usual tomorrow, but in the meantime, I wanted to post two pictures for a friend who has asked for follow-up photos from two posts. Ask and ye shall receive!
In Worries on the road less traveled, I mentioned my dog sporting her pack:
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| My pack dog, part chocolate lab, part Tasmanian devil |
And in last week’s the blazing in of autumn, I shared a photo of a gorgeous fall tree. My friend wanted to see the less-than-ideal photo from the day before, and so here it is: Continue reading
For those of you who have followed me through the change of seasons, you may remember that I don’t totally love summer, despite its gardening wonders, bountiful fruit and golden lining. But autumn? Quite simply … I love it.
Here’s just one of the reasons why:
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| A favorite tree at one of my favorite spots in the whole world. Do you know where this is? |
All of summer’s lovely flowers can’t come close to the stirring of my soul when I look on this tree in fall. It’s as if I’ve held my breath to survive the heat and humidity and mosquitoes of summer and, when I see the promise of this tree, I can finally let the breath go. Continue reading
I was at an appointment this morning with a doctor who is always conversational and tries to keep the visits light and fun. Today’s conversation veered in the direction of faith and religion, after I told her I’d been busy working on a book about trees in the Bible.
She spoke first of her son, a pre-teen who has announced he doesn’t believe in “all this God business.” Maybe he’s just going through a rebellious stage and trying to hit his parents where it will hurt most, but she’s worried that he may end up like two of her brothers who grew up going to church but now, as adults, don’t have faith.
She went on then to speak of her daughter, away at college, and her struggle with how hard to push her daughter about finding a church at college. She decided that she’d mention it once and then try hard not to nag or ask again, wanting her daughter to make her own choice about finding a faith community as an adult. Continue reading
Update: In this blog post, I mention a Webcast that was aired for just a short time on Lysa TerKeurst’s Web site. Unfortunately, that Webcast was not archived, but you’ll still find great resources on her site. I just didn’t want you to spend a lot of time looking for a Webcast that’s not there anymore.
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Hi, Friends,
I’m posting a bit earlier in the day than usual so you can jump on a limited-time opportunity to see two of my favorite Christian authors in a replay of a Webcast they aired last night. From noon today (Wednesday, 9/7/11) through the end of tomorrow (ET?), you can tune in to learn from Lysa TerKeurst and Ann Voskamp about saying yes to God. And really, who can’t benefit from a reinforcement of that message? Continue reading
The Flourishing Tree 