Because you are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings.
Psalm 63:7 NLV

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

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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

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Taking Care of Business

About a month ago, we were enjoying the early evening on the front patio, and a Hawk Moth came buzzing by, focused on its job of finding sugary nectar to keep it going through the night.  Although they are only

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Falling into a New Season

As this busy, hot summer draws to a close, I see school zone lights flashing, days getting cooler (cool for TX = 75+), and most importantly, pumpkin spice products prominently displayed in the stores.  I think fall is upon us.

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Grasshoppers in the Land

 But the others said, “We can’t attack those people; they’re way stronger than we are.” They spread scary rumors among the People of Israel. They said, “We scouted out the land from one end to the other—it’s a land that

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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

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