August has been a blur of blessings: beach, back to school, boy’s birthday, and blooms! As I was rushing to prepare for the first three blessings in the list, the blossoms caused me to slow long enough to drink in a scent, to admire a swirl of petals, or just to splash their leaves with […]
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May was a glorious bouquet. Stroll with me through my May garden, admiring God’s palette and glimpsing his smile in the petals. The peonies bloomed . . . soft, billowy pillows my eyes like to rest upon! I once met a woman in Alabama who claimed to have a garden full of peonies. “My garden,” she said, […]
I do not live near the mountains. I do not live near the sea. But I planted a little garden and brought beauty here to me. 🙂 Isn’t planting a garden magical? It’s like lifting your house up and moving it to a scenic place . . . especially in springtime! Come inside my April garden. It struck […]
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