I am sure that you have heard the adage “Fair Weather Friends”, perhaps even experienced that phenomenon, where you are surrounded by love and support until that one thing tips the scales and you are no longer deemed worthy by them. This idea of Dark Weather Friends was solidified in my heart as I read …
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Fall, a season of change
Fall – The transition of summer to winter in Piedmont, NC. Also the time of year for frost to appear. On my drive to work everyday I pass a tomato farm. There were lovely, vibrant, healthy tomatoes hanging on the vines. Then one morning, it frosted. The tomato vines were bright green when I passed …
Oceans
I’ve sinned and have been sinned against. I’ve begged God to save me, then hated Him. I’ve bargained with God to get my way and felt like I got it all wrong. It took sin after sin – being wronged again and again. It took soul searching and long hours of prayer and writing to …
Misdirected Passion
I blinked rapidly to conceal my tears. The last words had stung. Not just stung but cut me to my core. How dare he?! 30 minutes prior I swung the door open on my car and glowered at my husband. I felt anger at him. Again. I was running behind and instead of getting out …
To whine or not to whine
For the thousandth time my oldest whined “Mommy” and my youngest started screaming as they both started for me to settle their dispute. This caused the wheels in my mind to begin to turn as I recalled a conversation I had been privy to earlier in the week. “God is like a parent. When your …
Just another day…
It was just another Wednesday in December. Another day of taking care of the girls and managing stress and life drama. I love going to church on Wednesday nights but this week was extra special, because it was the night of the Cantata! I was excited and had the whole evening planned out. Even the …
You’re in my hair
Today began as any other day does. Me, barely dragging through the day with no motivation and my oldest daughter screaming at me because I was brushing her hair. Although, in every other way, she is the golden child who obeys and helps me immensely, her one downfall is having her hair brushed. It is …
“This Little Light of Mine”
This Little Light of Mine, I’m going to let it shine. This little light of mine, I’m going let it shine. This little light of mine, I’m going let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let is shine.I’m going to stomp my feet, and I’m going to clap my hands and Shout, Shout. …
Grafted in
Romans 11: 16-22 Grafting is an art in the field of horticulture, where you take a good rootstock and graft on to it a branch that wouldn’t survive as well in the climate or even perform well on its own due to genetics. Graft requires a part of the rootstock to be cut and the …
Cedar Apple Rust
Cedar Apple Rust is a fungus that attaches itself to cedars and jumps to apple trees, or vice versa. It is easily spotted on an apple trees because the foliage is covered in rust colored spots On the apple tree, the disease is evident, visible on the foliage and fruit. Everyone can clearly see that …
As A Tree 