Monthly Archives: August 2019

This is a female hummingbird that enjoys our feeder.  We think that these wee wonders are something special.  The camera humms a bit when they look like this!  Pituresque!

No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:11 Come to think of it, I need discipline.  I need to … Continue reading →

We have a few milkweed plants, less than a dozen.  But enough to attract monarch butterflies to lay their eggs, see them hatch and produce beautiful larvae like this one.  The bottom head is the real one, the top one … Continue reading →

Walk in newness of life. Romans 6:4 This was the head verse in Daily Light for this morning.  Anna Ruth and I pondered it as we had our morning prayers after a nice breakfast.  This is Paul writing to the … Continue reading →

Summertime was for our family, a time to plan for a week together where we could be all to ourselves, with pool and such right there.  Jane and Glenn left yesterday to pick up Marie in Baltimore and go on … Continue reading →

One of the delights of mid-summer is sweet corn, like these pictured,  We bought these from an Amish roadside stand near us for $2 a dozen – can you believe that?  We are blessed to live in this most productive … Continue reading →

When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. John 19:30 Daily Light returns again and again to the fundamentals, here once again on the first Sunday … Continue reading →

Examine the delicacy and completeness of this lovely flower.  How blessed we are to have insights into the work of God in nature, and in us!  I love the green serrated petals between the showy yellow ones.  This is in … Continue reading →

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.  The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:17, 18 When we believers are at the end of ourselves the only thing … Continue reading →

I see as I review my writings, especially those done more recently, I see that it is a blessed opportunity to express my love for Jesus and all that he did and is. He made it possible for me to … Continue reading →