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Sunday Scripture: Red

Come now, let us settle the matter ,  says the LORD.   Though your sins are  like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson,  they shall be like wool. ~Isaiah 1:18

June

  Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June. ~Al Barnstein

Listening

I love the  Lord , because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. Psalm 116:1-2   KJV

Lilies

The lilies are blooming all over North Alabama, and I love them. The ones pictured are from my back yard. I especially love close-ups, where you can see the pollen and the connections and how everything our Creator made is so right. Take some time this weekend to slow down and see the tiny, latent, and pure beauty that can be found in common lilies.

Rosedale Gardens

Today, John and Lynn Ingwersen are celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary.  As part of the celebration, they opened their fabulous gardens on Wednesday for tours.  Hub and I were the first ones there that morning, while the dew was still on the roses, as they say. The rose gardens were fabulous, and I wish I could remember all the names and varieties to share. Pretty sure that's not going to happen. And who could look at these and not smile? That is red yarrow in the background. White yarrow with butterfly weed. White yarrow with lilies. Beautiful Russian sage. . . looks like I'm not the only one who loves it. When the   Ingwersens moved to this property thirty years ago, there were four trees, and three of them had to be removed.  There have shade gardens now covered by dozens of large trees. They have an Indian prayer garden, a water garden, and the mediation garden pictured below. ...

Lily

I took a day to search for God, and found Him not;   but as I trod, by rocky ledge, through woods untamed, Just where one scarlet lily flamed, I saw His footprint in the sod. ~William Bliss Carman