When The End is in Sight

by | Aug 19, 2024

I started my DIY patio project in April. Now, midway through August, the end is in sight. Below is right at the beginning when I was having to wet the clay to be able to dig it out. Here is a more recent view from close to the same angle showing more of where I am...

Dealing With Plagues

by | Aug 13, 2024

When you think of plagues, most of the time for Christians, our minds go to Moses and bloodied water, frogs, lice, grasshoppers, boils, hail, and death, etcetera. As I worked in the garden this week, I kept thinking we actually deal with plagues every day. My garden...

Splitting the Difference

by | Aug 5, 2024

I began to work once more on the patio area where our picnic table will be this morning. I had stopped for awhile to catch up a few other projects, but now I’m back at work. It is very tricky to work in this area because there is a natural slope two different...

A Very Hard Read

by | Jul 30, 2024

I am reading Hillbilly Elegy A memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, by J.D. Vance. I decided to read the book because he has been chosen to run for Vice President on the Republican ticket, and I wanted to know something about him. It is the hardest book to read,...

God’s Will

by | Jul 22, 2024

I don’t know about you, but I’ve looked for God’s will in my life—for a lifetime. Years ago, in desperation, I went to the library and typed “God’s will” in their search engine and something came up. If my memory serves me correctly...