Consider the Lilies

Category: Beauty

  • Fireworks

    Have you stopped to consider the glorious display of fireworks that occurs every October?  Just like the month of July, when the 4th holiday sparks off a series of fireworks in the sky – except that these October ones are missing the boom, smoke and ash. It is breathtaking, really.  The maples, elms, and oaks…

  • Lessons in Gardening: John 15

    OK, it’s mid-August. I wish my daylilies looked like this picture.  But unfortunately that is not the case.  It’s been a hot and dry summer, not a lot of rain, and much of my perennial garden reflects these inhospitable growing conditions – brown, dusty plants in the garden instead of colorful, vibrant, flowering stalks. In…

  • The Greater the Struggle

    Someone shared the thought with me that the “greater the struggle, the greater the victory.”  Although the relationship of suffering to God’s care is a bit obscure and has puzzled theologians for centuries, I share a similar thought that I read this morning. Testings are raining upon me which seem beyond my power to endure.…

  • Who will notice?

    Have you ever been in a crowd where no one knows you – or even notices you?  I have had that experience.  When there are approximately 1 million blogs on the internet, how will the words of one attract a following?  By being relevant, cool, up-to-date, graphic, loud, innovative, attract attention in 3 seconds or…

  • A lily at home

    As the nexus of this blog, an asiatic lily that I planted last year happens to be in full bloom in my garden.  Lilies do not bloom long, so if you are the type to be so caught up with other things that you do not notice your garden for a week, the beautiful flowers…