Author Archives: donsimba1

In our community we have a flock of 4 dozen or so robins who live together.  I do believe they are from the North.  Our nesters head south.  Here is one of the brave robins who are determined to live here … Continue reading →

 “Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. Whoever has ears, let them hear.” Mathew 13:8 – 9 It is all worth the effort because some of the … Continue reading →

While Zel and Dani were here for a month holiday from Australia, Zel created this great blue heron on a large canvas.  I was totally impressed and asked him for permission to copy it for private use.  The detail brings … Continue reading →

Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Matthew 13:7 In one short sentence Jesus describes many of us – we receive the blessed seed with joy and great thanksgiving but find that if we are … Continue reading →

Our granddaughter, Sasha, with Frank, her special friend, announced their engagement to be married.  Welcome, dear ones!

Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Matthew … Continue reading →

Isaac, bless his heart, gave us this Happy Anniversary Card that he created. We love the card and treasure our relationship with our Isaac, now in first grade.

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Then he … Continue reading →

Dani has the kind of mind that can see where pieces of a puzzle fit.  Here she and Anna Ruth work on another one.  Dani, bless her, will bear a child in the Spring time.  They will be at home … Continue reading →

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Then he … Continue reading →