Someone on social media recently attacked my character and passed judgment upon (1) my skin color and that of my friends, (2) my desire to point to the full Gospel and the full truth instead of to superficial things like feelings and cafeteria truth where you can take only what you want, (3) my inability to be […]
I don’t know about you, but I’m looking at our world in chaos. At our world of politics in America, of terror on a global scale, of a growing racial divide, of increasing violence, of dire illnesses of weather extremes of the disappearance of the rule of law, of the chaos ensuing and enveloping every institution […]
Reflecting on what is good instead of what is so awful. Imagine a world along with me…
While I’ve been doing my charity garden walk preparation all the way to its conclusion, I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting about how the end can be a comfort…knowing it is finished and there’s nothing more one can do. Oh, I reflect on lots of things, especially sermons I’ve heard recently. It’s part of […]
What follows is the text of the self-guided garden tour from my March-to-November garden in last week’s charity garden walk. A number of people asked if I could post it for the plant names. Welcome to my garden! Ready to take a walking tour? Mailbox. Part of every garden is the first impression. I hand-painted the […]
One of the blessings of a lifetime of gardening–even before I was Seminary Gal–has been developing little tricks for keeping my garden looking nice. Enjoy these hacks for a million dollar garden at a budget price. How many of us want self-watering planters, but don’t want the wallet-draining prices that come with them? Today, you […]
I often get compliments on the beautiful hanging baskets on my front porch. They are large but proportional to the elliptical archway under which they hang. They are not round, but squarish, important so the pair doesn’t look like eyes staring at you. Every year, I do something slightly different, but the result is always […]
Today, I’d like to begin unveiling what I’ve been working so hard on during the past few months, a charity garden walk: The March to November Garden. That’s how I’ve billed mine. It might not sound impressive to those of you who live in areas of the United States or the world where growing seasons […]
While I’ve been absent from writing posts, there is something else I’ve been doing in this season of service. Thankfully, my life hasn’t been concerned only with sewer systems and advocacy for my neighbors in my home town. I’ve also been carefully preparing for a walk in the garden (my garden, actually) fulfilling a commitment I made […]
I’ve been absent from writing posts for a while. It’s not that my heart hasn’t wanted to write more, but rather my season of service has been elsewhere. I’ve been dealing with the sewer systems in my hometown and caring for my neighbors. Christian service is not like a horse race in which there is […]
