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Tag Archives: garden
Thriving on the Dung Pile
Weeds growing on a dry muck heap develop impressive roots systems to not just survive, but thrive.
God can turn manure into humus… Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Spiritual Contemplation, suffering
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Tagged acceptance, compost, garden, gardening, humus, manure, nature, nourishment, providence, provision, roots, suffering, thriving, vegetables
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Irises
Tender moments, quiet conversation, true worship… and irises. Shared beauty. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Family, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Prayer, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Worship
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Tagged art, beauty, flowers, Freed-Hardeman College, garden, gardening, irises, memory, moments, nature, paintings, peace, prayer, wet on wet technique, worship
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The Hope of Wildflowers
Being pleasantly surprised by a hearty patch of volunteer wildflowers by our house makes the summer a bit brighter. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged beauty, blooms, blossoms, flowers, garden, gardening, grace, mercy, merit, nature, volunteer flowers, watering, wildflowers, wisdom
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Strawberry Fields Forever
There have been many times in my life when “different than I expected” turned out to be “better than I expected.” Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged Blair Kansas, disappointment, everbearing strawberries, Fleeks Market, food, garden, gardening, God is in control, providence, strawberries, strawberry
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The Richest Green
Each season yields its cost and its beauty until all of Earth’s duty is done. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Farming, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation, Work
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Tagged beauty of nature, duty, farming, fruit, garden, green, harvest, planting, seasons, seed, spring, work
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Planting in the Hard Places
An old parking lot seems an unlikely spot for a tomatoe garden… Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged challenges, garden, gravelly soil, obstacles, planting, planting in tough places, rocky dirt, tomatoes
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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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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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Tough Plantings
Does planting tomatoes in a parking lot prove I’m desperate or determined? Or just dumber than a cracked rock? Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged challlenges, digging holes, garden, obstacles, rewards, tomatoes
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Reflections by Doc Arnett 