Linda Boyd

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

I love singing Christmas songs this time of year.  I sing them when I’m driving, when I’m baking, when I’m cleaning.  Pretty much all day long.  This morning, I heard, “O Come O Come Emmanuel.”  The melody, the lyrics – they are beautiful and poignant. Curious about the background, I did a bit of research.  […]

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The Stable

When October rolls around, not only do I see Halloween costumes and candy, but I begin to see Christmas items creeping on the shelves. Around the 31st, turkeys, pilgrims, and cranberries are making an appearance, and Christmas stuff is sprinting to the shelves.  Now, don’t get me wrong – I love this time of year. 

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Transplanting

My favorite houseplant is a Ming Aralia.  The leaves are wispy light and remind me of a bonsai tree.  In the late summer, it was screaming to be repotted: leaves yellow and drooping, no new shoots. In November, I knew it had to be done.  I had put it off long enough.  I found a

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Texas Snow

About this time of year, I’ll be driving down the road with the air conditioner on and see a lovely field of powdery fresh snow.  Snow?  Texas snow, that is.  Cotton.  Those white acres of unpicked cotton look like a field of snow waiting for snowmen and snow angels to be made. At a distance,

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Transitions

In the summer, I bought two Tropical Butterfly Weed plants.  They are a member of the milkweed family and Monarch Butterflies are drawn to this plant (and other milkweeds) to lay eggs.  I was excited to see if I would have any Monarchs come and visit and perhaps leave a deposit.  But how do they

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Salvia and Snowmageddon

Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. James 1:2-3 Sunday marked the first day of summer, and everyone is ready for three months of soaking in the sun and enjoying the warmth.  But today, let’s reflect back several months ago to a

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Capital Letters

The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.                                                                         Zephaniah 3:17 ESV For a very short period in my life, I worked in a legal office.  It was an

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