I live in a rural environment. My home is surrounded by trees and meadows. There are a variety of wildlife here – some I would prefer would remain outdoors. I have lived in this environment for a large part of my life. I love it here because I see God’s Hand everywhere I look. People are flocking to the area. The roads are busier now than when we first moved here. Sometimes I want to move, but then I realize that this place is a small glimpse of the glory of Heaven. So I stay and rejoice that I have been so fortunate.
The God of Surprises
Over this past week the weatherman had predicted rain for Sunday night into Monday and continuing during the day on Monday. Rain is so important…
Keep readingHearing the Voice of God
In the early 1970’s my family purchased a bluebonnet covered 4 acre lot on a windy hill just south of Round Rock, Texas and had…
Keep reading“And God shows His glory in all that we find”
Several years ago I found a few small stems of a cactus languishing in a small pot. I had not purchased the plant, or I…
Keep readingThe Fire Pit Miracle
This has been a difficult Lenten season which followed a horrible year of lockdowns and mask wearing due to the Wuhan virus. The Lenten season…
Keep readingA tale of four leaves
Three years ago, a friend, Luanne, gave me four leaves from her night blooming cereus cactus. Three years later the plant is thriving. In fact…
Keep readingGod works in silence – Part 2
Some years ago I wrote a post about how God works in silence, far away from our eyes and ears. The previous post was about…
Keep readingNight blooming cereus
Two years ago I was given a “start” of a night blooming cereus from my friend, Luanne. The plant I was given was just a…
Keep readingA special morning
As has been my morning habit since my friend Lillie passed away, I took my cup of tea outdoors, sat in one of the lawn…
Keep readingMy Lillie has left us
On Thursday our Lillie returned to the Lord who had graciously given her to us. She had been suffering, limping even with the pain medications…
Keep readingMarch of the Baby Toads
About a month or so ago we had quite a bit of rain. Within days we could hear the frogs, toads and tree frogs singing…
Keep readingFrog Whisperer
Erin has called me that, but I think I have lost that title already. Last evening after dark I made my usual “frog and toad…
Keep readingA Little Miracle
I don’t know if what happened was a miracle, but I intend to think of it as such. After the rain the day before yesterday,…
Keep readingUpdate on a previous post – God works in secret
Some time ago I wrote a post about a succulent on my front porch which bloomed. After the flowers had faded and dropped off, little…
Keep readingThe life of a rose
At the Adoration Chapel yesterday morning, I was looking at a vase of roses before the Monstrance. There were roses in the vase, some of…
Keep readingTerrence Toad – a relative of Tommie
Finally this year we have a toad inhabiting the small bucket under the air conditioner drain. He is smaller than the toad – Tommie –…
Keep readingChickadee behavior
This morning as I ate my breakfast I noticed a chickadee taking a dip in the pool. He would sit for a moment on the…
Keep readingSeptember Flowers
This morning I noticed a spray of September flowers cascading over the rocks lining part of the driveway. Some of the vine was even climbing…
Keep readingToad in a Flower Pot
This evening when I went outdoors to empty the air conditioner “buckets” – those container where we save the water that comes out of the…
Keep readingHummingbirds
Last Saturday morning I set the sprinklers on for a few hours, one in the front by the citrus trees and one in the back…
Keep readingBaby Chicks
One of our older hens, Miss Chicken, started sitting on eggs a few weeks ago. When she could not be discouraged, my husband bought three…
Keep readingGod Does His Work in Secret
Some months ago a potted plant on my front porch bloomed. The plant is a succulent (a variety of Crassula called Silver Dollar plant) with…
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Reflections on my Journey 