the sun popped out for a bit yesterday...

it happened while we in the dr's office...

so when we got home, I grabbed the camera and starting shooting...

love this pink and white tulip...

there are only 2 lilac clumps blooming so far...

the columbine should be blooming by this weekend...

the red maple helicopters...

soon to be in a flower bed near you...

peonies...

and the oriole on the suet cage...

got the blood work done and feet and ankles are back to normal so she was happy with that...

knees still a little sore, but back to my routine exercises and stretches, but just a little slower pace and reduced reps...

prayers for our country today...

for Trump and his family and all the good guys...

God knows who they are...

sometimes it's hard to tell from our viewpoint...

have good days!

another rainy day...

we had a couple of thunder storms go through last night...

but nothing bad...

still cloudy and gloomy out this morning...

got a dr's appointment before lunch...

bloodwork and follow up on my vitamin D level...

I was extremely low in that a few months ago...

directly linked to my energy levels...

I have so much more energy now...

we don't have any other plans for the day...

cooking and cleaning, of course...

but nothing special...

prayers for all the patriots working behind the scenes keeping us safe...

prayers for the families of all of the ones lost since Easter...

prayers for our nation...

the world...

things are changing and will come to light soon...

blessings...

cooler weather and rain coming...

the temps are all over the place here...

not getting anything done outside...

so washed the living room curtains and windows and made a pot of vegetable soup...

I have lost some ground over the winter...

so physically, I have some work to do...

but emotionally and spiritually...

I have grown, I think...

spent much time in the Word and learning more than I ever dreamed of...

I have been looking into the book of Enoch...

which was taken out of our bibles by King James...

it has more details in in about the stories in the bible...

my eyes are more open to what is happening in the world, too...

so much evil going on...

so have been praying for all the victims of all the crimes against man...

praying for the good guys in government...

God has really opened my eyes to so many things...

to the chaos in this world...

and to His promises to us that follow HIM...

looks like another rainy day here...

still cleaning house and staying inside...

its not so bad, but really wanting to play in the dirt...

I am waiting for all the seed pods to finish falling...

then we go out and clean things up!

blessing for good days...

gardening is faith...

it's believing in another growing season...

planning for the next year or years to come...

in faith, you plant...

and as you watch the seasons come and go...

you get to see the miracle of the life cycle in your own garden...

God's garden...

you have faith in the seed that God gave you...

but where else do you put your faith?

is it placed wisely?

He warns over and over not to place it in man or a building...

but in Him...

and His Son...

God has placed people in my life who were there for me...

some He placed for me to be there for them...

but my faith is not in them, but the ONE who sent them...

He also gives us seeds to plant...

buds to water...

and occasionally...

a harvest to reap for Him...

we were created to be caregivers in His garden...

to tend to the seeds...

He takes care of the hard stuff...

and while on our knees in the garden...

we loosen the soil, trim and prune the "good stuff"...

while weeding out the weeds...

the "bad stuff"...

let that sink in a minute...

have you been weeding lately?

blessings to you, always...

its spring...

the blossoms of the purple leaf sand cherry...

the greatest thing in the world is love...

love reduces the negative things in life...

love conquers evil...

love keeps us close to each other...

love is the greatest gift of all...

when we choose to love...

we choose to do what God wants us to do...

what we were created for...

we were not created to hate and make angry those around us...

that's the other guy's plans...

to be like him...

to take away our joy and happiness in Christ...

so, every day, choose to love...

even those who do not love us...

evil feeds off of hate and jealousy...

don't feed it...

destroy it with love...

blessings to you...