God Bless My Garden

Dear Friends, 
This is gardening season and, since our last “downsizing” move, we do not have a large garden as we are accustomed to having;  just a few tomatoes in tires, some runner beans along the fence, and flowers in containers. 
God was first to plant “a garden Eastward in Eden, and there He put the man [...]

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Trees

Dear Ones, 
One of the things I particularly enjoy about summer is the trees.  It is such a joy to watch them leaf out with renewed life in all the glory of spring!   The autumn colors are beautiful, too, but rather short-lived. 
Coming from the bald Saskatchewan prairie, I have always had a special affection for trees.  [...]

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What A Father!

Dear Friends, 
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort  . . . And I will be to you a Father, and you shall be to me sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”  (2 Cor. 1:3; 6:18) 
This Sunday celebrates another Father’s Day.   Perhaps [...]

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Tomatoes Teach

Dear Friends, 
Until downsizing from our acreage home of 25 years, we always had a good-sized garden, enjoying our own home-grown vegetables and fruits.  Since moving to our present location, we no longer have a garden – with the exception of tomatoes which we grow in tires!  Yes – car tires!  It is an interesting innovation [...]

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