Planting Seeds

I’m not a successful gardener by any measurement. It’s probably because I’m not patient enough to plan the seeds and nurture them along. My father-in-law plants and cultivates a huge garden each year. In fact, we enjoyed some of his harvest for Thanksgiving. Jesus told a story of the kingdom of heaven being like a…

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Keep Planting

I love this time of year when the leaves are back on the trees and everything is coming back to life from the wintertime where it seems everything was dormant. During wintertime, it’s hard to tell which trees are alive and which are dead. As the leaves come back, it’s easy to tell which trees/plants…

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Harvest

I love where I live because we have four distinct seasons. As we move out of winter and into spring, it is time to plant new seeds. The garden gets planted, flowers are planted & the growing season begins. In late summer and fall, the seeds of what has been planted comes to fruition via…

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A Different Kind of Harvest

I love spring time even though we are not quite there yet, we are getting closer every day! The jonquils are blooming in Georgia and that means spring is very near. This morning I read a passage about planting and harvesting a different kind of crop. It was a lesson that I had heard many…

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Harvest Principle

  I really like this time of year because I love fresh vegetables from the garden. My wife’s parents have a nice-sized garden each year. They plant corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, green beans; to name a few. I don’t usually help as much on the planting side because of work conflicts. I usually help with harvesting…

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Oak Tree & Favor

I love to walk under the shade of a giant oak tree. They are often majestic and have deep roots, big trunk, big limbs, big branches and big leaves. Oak wood is hard and has great beauty. I love beautiful hardwood oak floors. The grain is beautiful and deep. The Lord uses the picture of…

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