garden journaling
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This Is Life
Garden Lullaby, December 26, 2018 After our lovely Christmas morning, I took a walk to pick all sorts of fresh greenery to fill our home. The greenery was to celebrate the birth of Jesus, of Hope, of everlasting LIFE! I avoided all the noisy places where I get lost. And in the process, I could… Continue reading
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RADIANT
Garden Lullaby, November 9, 2018 R A D I A N T I have waited and prayed for this. Looks nothing like I thought it would. I expected lots of green growth before any kind of bloom. But here we are in the middle of unmet expectations. Small. Beautiful. Radiant. I think this is what… Continue reading
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Middle Thoughts Again
Garden Lullaby, November 2, 2018 I saw this tiny marigold bloom and thought, “the beginning of something beautiful.” But I was wrong. I’m always wrong. These marigolds are in the MIDDLE of something beautiful. There was beauty in the roots and beauty in the blooms. There was beauty when they died and beauty when they… Continue reading
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Spindly Marigold
Garden Lullaby, October 24, 2018 While there is life to be lived, these marigolds will be living it. I once called them ugly. They got eaten…TWICE. But here they are. HERE THEY ARE! Deep, strong roots evidenced by spindly, sparse, unfragile blooms. Nothing is more beautiful in my porch garden than these resilient marigolds and… Continue reading
