I sometimes watch ads for products and services and I’m not sure whether to laugh myself silly or be appalled. It’s going to take more than Miracle products to have a perfect garden like those made for TV. It’ll take a real miracle: the Second Coming of Christ. Yes, more than advertized rescue inhalers will […]
Last year, my clematis that I bought grew so big that they topped the trellises I had on the side of my garage and cascaded back toward the ground. This year, I’m giving them support worthy of their vigor and beauty. Since it’s early spring, I know now is the perfect time to make the […]
Spring Ahead? One can only hope. It’s late March in Chicagoland and so much for the old motto that “March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb.” No lamb I know of turns 19 degrees tonight and threatens to snow again mid-week. Just a little setback, I say, and more like Chicagoland than […]
These cards—called God’s Promises—were created for daily encouragement. You can download them for free since Jesus paid the price Himself. Promises numbered 1-20 are in the first set and 21-40 are in the second set. Download God’s Promises 1-20 now Download God’s Promises 21-40 now You’ll notice the last ones of the second set have […]
It’s mid-March and we’ve had our first real spring day! Even the mailman commented that you can tell spring is here because Barb is in her garden. I suppose there are worse things to be known for than that. The land—dormant and under the shroud of snow—suddenly reveals its life with the first of the […]
The days are getting longer; the angle of the sun is warming the earth; the snow is starting to melt; and I’m impatient for spring. I am reminded of Genesis 1:14 where God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve […]
I thank God for everyone whose life has forged my Christian walk. I am grateful for so many women including wives of the men whose names appear here and the ways you have stood by my side. Ladies, your encouragement and support I have never doubted. You know who you are and what a blessing you have been to […]
This page is dedicated to my sisters in ministry. We face similar struggles and can support one another to grow in Christlikeness. My story is not unlike yours. In fact, this web site exists because of all the “disses” in my life. I readily admit there have been plenty of negative disses. Like many of […]
I believe God is the ultimate conservationist. He wastes nothing. He makes everything beautiful in its season. Since part of my background is horticulture, it should be no surprise that I love gardens and all the plant imagery in the Bible. It’s wonderful that mankind’s first home after Creation was the Garden of Eden…and their job […]
