Monthly Archives: June 2018

I enjoy the way the sunflowers reach up, now to the humming bird feeder.  All the suflowers are volunteers, from last year’s dropped seeds.  We enjoy watching them grow.

“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.”  John 17:24 We have … Continue reading →

There is something about this plant that lifts my spirits.  It blooms always, always, until the Winter cold!

This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one … Continue reading →

For this is the message you heard from the beginning: we should love one another. 1 John 3:11 The encouragement to love is at the very center of our walk with God.  We read and know that God is love.  … Continue reading →

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 1 John 3:16 I have been exploring the word John uses, … Continue reading →

Rose buds opening, a thrill, indeed.

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. I Corinthians 13:6 I am beginning to see that the love that God gives us, his children, is so radical that it … Continue reading →