Author Archives: donsimba1

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Ephesians 5:21 I am not an authentic “submitter.”  I do not like to submit.  I like to take charge!  I want everyone to line up behind me.  I want others to … Continue reading →

Everything here for reproduction, except an insect to get in there.  Maybe that is why it is a “glad.”  This is one of my favorite summer flowers.  We have several kinds.

Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. Do not get drunk on … Continue reading →

Our sunflowers get up early, then, as with this blossom, wait for the full sun to shine.  We have had a few days of rain.  I am fond of sunflowers.  Ours just come up, obviously from the sunflower seeds in … Continue reading →

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing … Continue reading →

Our trumpet vine near the swing keeps producing blossoms that one must just stop and admire.  As my mother used to say, “My, my, my!”

But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, … Continue reading →

This grandfather’s clock has served me well these several years but I built it for Alan.  Now I am dismantling it for transport to his place.  The guitar-like thing is the top of the pendulum.  I find that no matter … Continue reading →

 Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:1, 2 My tendency is … Continue reading →

If I am not mistaken these are monarch worms, so to speak. We do enjoy the monarch butterflies that lay eggs on our milk weed, then fly off somewhere, leaving their progeny to fend for themselves.  This fellow and a … Continue reading →