it looks so pretty out...

but that wind is strong and cold...

41...

doesn't feel it...

these are my Resurrection lilies...

and these are my grape hyacinths...

they were on the north side of the old house next door...

they bulldozed it on June 8th, 1989...

the man who owned the property told me that I could have them...

so I dug them up and moved them to our yard...

they are very old...

I sometimes wonder about the lady who first planted these...

and if she knows that I have kept them safe...

my yucca...

columbine...

daffodils from my father in law...

and more...

I was really hoping these would be blooming today...

maybe tomorrow...

I hope your world is blooming today...

DH found this at Kroger yesterday...

and I cut it open last night...

just look at how red...

and it was good...

but this one had more seeds than these little ones normally do...

but it was still wonderful...

hard to imagine eating watermelon when it's in the 20s...

got down to 27 last night...

but...

and this is a big BUT!

not to be confused with a BIG BUTT...

the S*#@ went south and missed us completely!

yippee skippie!

thanks,everyone, on your very kind comments on my earlier post...

And God said, "NO!"

And God said, "NO!"

I asked God to take away my pride, and God said, "NO!"

He said it was not for Him to take away, but for me to give up.

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole, and God said, "NO!"

He said, "Her spirit is whole, and her body is only temporary!"

I asked God to grant me patience, and God said, "NO!"

He said, that patience is a by-product of tribulation; it isn't granted, it's earned!

I asked God to give me happiness, and God said, "NO!"

He said, He gives blessings; happiness is up to me!

I asked God to spare me pain, and God said, NO!

He said, "Suffering draws you apart from wordly cares, and brings you closer to Me!"

I asked God to make my spirit grow, and God said, "NO!"

He said, I must grow on my own, but He will prune me to make me more fruitful!

I asked God if He loved me, and God said, "YES!!!"

He gave His only Son who died for me, and I will be in Heaven someday because I believe!

I asked God to help me love others as much as He love me,

And God said, "Ahhhh, finally ~ you have the idea!"

~ Claudia Weizs ~