Which to pick?

by | Oct 26, 2010 | Hope

Bumpy pumpkins lined up on a sunny shelf expectantly wait to be picked.  I love how they seem to display their creative growth and warts so proudly.  Dozens and dozens color the front field of the apple orchard this fall, and no two are alike.  I hear them beckon me...

Patience

by | Oct 8, 2010 | Hope

The sedum waits in green all summer while the other flowers have their time in color.  Then in the fall this amazing pink opens through.  I love this one.  Sure, it even looks healthy and beautiful without monochrome, but so worth the wait.  I hope to learn from her...

Seed Love

by | Jun 1, 2010 | Hope

Two years ago a dear friend gave me a birthday card dotted with kind words and seeds.  All I have to do is soak the handmade paper card, plant it in the ground and tend to the growth.  Finally they are in the garden. Why has it taken so long?  I hope it’s not to...