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This is an amazing cabbage.  Anna Ruth chops it up and mixes with onions for a tasty salad.

“This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.” Matthew 18:35 Who are we?  A short answer is, we are those who, because we follow the commands of … Continue reading →

One of our first plants to bloom in the Spring is the marvelous yellow aconite.  I photographed this one at Jane and Glenn’s yesterday. It is almost saying, “Hallelujah!  God reigns.”

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”  Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. “Therefore, the kingdom … Continue reading →

Jane’s early crocuses.  I am impressed with their exuberance.  It is like they are welcoming the first warm sun rays of Spring.  My  mind goes back to our hikes in the Alps when such crocuses sprang up just where the … Continue reading →

“If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.  But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, … Continue reading →

At first glance, the female blue bird seems pale, lacking the eye-catching brilliant blue of the males, but the female colors are also marvelous in their subtlety and harmony.

 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. “What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, … Continue reading →

I can not get enough of the winter bluebirds that visited our place and savored a little suet. Blue birds are, for me, harbingers of spring.

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, … Continue reading →