Category Archives: Nature

A Strange November

The bunnies are buying booties and the birds are sporting bonnets,
I just saw a fox run by with a thick fur coat upon it. Continue reading

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The Un-giving Trees

Some hearts hold on to everything and share nothing. The abundant heart is a generous heart. Continue reading

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A Soothing Comfort

Like a gentle dawning on a peaceful day, so is the comfort of those who love us in our times of grief. Continue reading

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A Shifting of Seasons

Sometimes the shifting of the seasons comes so subtly you can barely tell; this was not one of those times! Continue reading

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A Greater Dawning

There is great beauty in the dawning of a late summer morning, but an even greater beauty in store for those who will inherit the earth. Continue reading

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Evening Grazing

It’s not the power of the fence but the choice of the horse that keeps him in the field… where he is safe and well-fed. Boundaries do not bind us; they protect us. Continue reading

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Storm Cloud Sunrise

The same weather that produces bountiful crops makes for lots of mowing. Even a season of too much rain offers its own moments of beauty, though.
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Feeding After the Storm

Evening has a special peace–and beauty–after a storm has passed. Continue reading

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Driving through the Storm

There is a sort of odd pleasure, for me, in driving through a thunderstorm… a bit like facing life’s challenges. Continue reading

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The Carpenter’s Craft

I believe that I see the touch of Christ in thousands of small things in our lives… and in our touching others. Continue reading

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