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Category Archives: Nature
Leapin’ Lizards
I’ve been fascinated by blue-tailed lizards ever since I was a kid. But they still startle me! Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Gardening, Humor, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged blue tailed lizard, lizard, surprise
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Welcoming the Cool of an August Haze
It’s good from time to time
to keep the mind from ruining a thing
by trying too hard to explain it.
Posted in Christian Devotions, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation, Work
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Tagged cool in August, cool weather, flowers, garden, haze, heat index, hot weather, relief from heat
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Riding Toward the Far Ridge
Virgina might not be almost heaven,
but its mountains sure are lovely! Continue reading →
Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Motorcycle, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged appalachian mountains, I-77, Motorcycle, motorcycle safety, safety, scenery, traveling, virgina
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Hope For the Harm We Never Intended
Even though unintended, having knocked a baby bird from its nest led me to do my best to make things right again. Continue reading →
Posted in Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged accident, atonement, baby bird, bird nest, building fence, cardinal, fallen bird, fence, hope, unintended harm
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Something Like the Feel of Silence
The quiet stillness of an early summer morning seems a perfect setting for a cup of coffee and quiet reflection. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged branches, coffee, dawn, early morning, morning coffee, peace, quiet, stillness, the day the Lord has made
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The Straightening
I remember watching, and sometimes helping, my father straighten up stalks of sweet corn that had been blown over by a storm. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Farming, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged garden, rainbow, storm, storm damage, straightening corn, sweet corn, Todd County KY
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The Glory of a Garden
Do you get excited about seeing seeds sprout in a garden? I rather imagine that God takes similar delight in watching our spiritual growth. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged bearing fruit, garden, planting, pleasing God, seeds, spiritual growth, sprouting
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Last Monday Morning in March
The first hard glare of a fireball sun
breaks out from behind a blue-slate cloud. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged beauty, dawn, Doniphan County KS, morning, northeast Kansas, spring
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God in the Tulips
From microscopic to galactic, our universe declares that it has been shaped by a God of Power and Beauty. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged creation as evidence, evidence of God, natural beauty, wonder of nature
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Moments of Glory
Amazing sunrises and unexpected calls from people we love provide us with glimpses of a glorious future. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged glory, great moments, special moments, spectacular sunrise, sunrise
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Reflections by Doc Arnett 