Winter—cool seasons—that’s when pansies thrive. When the shadows begin to lengthen and the temperatures begin to fall, garden center parking lots fill up as gardeners, who have been waiting for this moment, push their carts or pull their wagons and fill them up with colorful pansies, along with mums and fall vegetables. For a few…
“Living in the moment.” This statement has been bouncing around in my head lately. I’ve been searching within to see if I do indeed live in the moment and I’ve concluded that I don’t. Sometimes I live in the past that’s wallpapered in remorse, guilt, failure, disappointment, as well as missed opportunities. This is NOT a…
When I think of potting plants, I immediately think of using terra cotta pots. With all the plastic containers, glazed pottery, and baskets available for plants, I’m still drawn to the brownish-orange, yellow clay pots—even if they are cracked pots. They just say “gardening” when I see one. Now, don’t get me wrong, I do…
“O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord.” (Psa. 139:1-4 NIV). It’s…