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Dream Time and Work Time
I did some more yard and garden work this past weekend. I bought a couple of new tomato plants and put them in containers and trimmed some bushes on the side of the house. I cut the shrubs back last year and trimmed them twice this year. I admit that I did...
Next Steps
My yard is doing very well right now. I added just a bit of fertilizer about three weeks ago, which has greened it up. The garden is beginning to look a little pale. One cucumber plant is producing well, while the other seems to be drying up. My...
Gifts of the Past
Every time I go to the answer man at the garden center, I realize that much of my gardening work relies on the experience of others. And these others have relied on the knowledge of those before them. Best practices and assistance are passed down from generation...
Happy 4th of July
From our Foundation staff, have a happy 4th of July weekend.
Planning, Planting, and Rewards
I am enjoying fresh cucumbers and tomatoes from my garden. The okra is blooming and starting to produce. The grass is growing like crazy, and the flowers are in full bloom. Feeding the birds has led to more young birds than I have seen in the years we have lived...
Who Will Answer?
I do not know how it popped into my brain, but suddenly it was there. The song “Who Will Answer” started singing in my head. I have not thought of it since the 1960’s. So, I did what we all do these days and googled it. Up popped all kinds of information. I went...
Normal Again?
I have never read The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. I have seen the movie several times. I have always kind of wondered, if Dorothy was changed in any way by her experience in Oz. Was she more grateful for what she had, or possibly more compassionate toward others?...
Fall Stewardship Resource
You may be thinking, “How can we even begin to think about fall stewardship ideas, when we are still trying to figure out how to worship in person?” Church leaders are busy tending the current garden, but there is always the next growing season. Most churches use the...
The Plan Was . . .
The plan for this E-News was to be an invitation to come and see us at Annual Conference. By now you know that the session of annual conference is postponed until late July. This year there will be no booths to visit because the session has been shortened to essential...
Thinking of a Harvest
Garden work requires the vision of a harvest to keep me going. I imagine biting into that fresh, vine-ripe tomato. My mouth crunches on that crisp cucumber marinated in vinegar and oil. All of the hard work and effort is made worthwhile by the end product. The vision...
Dedication To Generosity
“And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.”-Acts 20:35 NLT Francis Asbury, a prominent figure in early American Methodism,...
A Celebration of Abundant Grace
“Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on...
A Divine Exchange of Love
“Along the way, they came across a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross. And they went out to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”). The soldiers gave Jesus wine mixed with bitter gall, but when...