The following piece about our cat Walter was featured this week on The Welcome Table Blog, a wonderful site that offers a weekly devotional with questions for adults and children to discuss around the table. Visit their page for the full devotional! True love shows itself not in how it is received, but in our… Continue reading Lessons from Walter
Which choice?
June has been a rainy month here in Northwest Georgia and my daylilies and other flowers have flourished, filling my garden with color. But with the hot sultry days of July most of the daylilies have finished blooming. Left behind are the brown stalks where the plants once proudly displayed their glory. The stalks are… Continue reading Which choice?
Vacation Bible School
Last week was Vacation Bible School at my church in Dalton. I am still exhausted. I volunteered to do the Bible story for the preschoolers. Two groups of children would come to me for fifteen minutes each evening for the story and an activity. The teacher’s manual had detailed instructions. Connie, our wonderful children’s minister,… Continue reading Vacation Bible School
Hope springs
What are you hoping for?
On my knees in the weeds
In between rainstorms yesterday morning, I went out to pull some weeds from my flower garden and got nice and muddy, but it was peaceful and quiet. The birds were chattering as they had their breakfast, and the air was still before the storms moved in. I feel God close by when I’m pulling and… Continue reading On my knees in the weeds
Under the Magnolia Tree 