Tag: creation
Posted on August 14, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Yesterday mama and papa bird landed outside my window to entertain me for a few minutes. His was bright red with black eyeliner. She was plumper with a brown back and blonde breast – but it was those tail feathers and beak that… Continue Reading “Peace Whispers…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: assurance, beauty, birds, cardinal, control, creation, God, hawk, husband, peace, porch, rain, storm, summer, weather, worry
Posted on August 7, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Summer – this gift tied up with ribbons of life… Creation is never more alive than in the heat and busyness that is summer. Bunnies abound in our grasses right now. Birds chase around comically. All busily eating and putting on winter’s fat… Continue Reading “Summer Ribbons…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: baseball, beach, bugs, calendar, creation, food, fruit, gift, God, Jesus, rain, rainbow, storm, summer, sun, vegetables, weather
Posted on July 31, 2015
by Paris Renae
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It’s hard for us to let things sit empty – we have this need to fill them… Jugs become loose change collectors, boxes become mail catchers, some jars become candle holders – others become flower vases… Never does a bouquet look lovelier than… Continue Reading “Mason Jars…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: alcohol, ambassador, bouquet, collector, creation, empty, fame, flower, gentleness, God, goodness, Jesus, joy, kindess, love, money, narcotics, patience, peace, popularity, power, vases, waiter
Posted on July 24, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Recently I was challenged to set a timer for five minutes and do…nothing. To sit back and breathe and listen – to let the tension roll away and be filled for good use… I wondered during that time about things…I glanced at the beautiful… Continue Reading “And the Hands That Made It…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: author, children, clutter, creation, daughter, declutter, flower, God, grandchildren, Jesus, love, mother, quilt, soul, stress
Posted on July 17, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Handing. Us. Grace. – every blooming flower, newborn cry, mountain meadow, crashing wave, bird in flight, frog croaking, butterfly fluttering – hugs from our Creator… I’m a hugger – I especially love hugging someone unexpectedly. I don’t understand non-huggers – cause I know… Continue Reading “H. U. G….”
Category: UncategorizedTags: affection, bird, creation, dessert, flower, friend, God, grace, hug, husband, Kindness, love, passion, sunrise, worry
Posted on June 26, 2015
by Paris Renae
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My husband says I should take a few bags with me to the beach – but he doesn’t mean empty ones for more shells. He thinks I should return a few bags just to be fair to others who are missing out… People… Continue Reading “Sea Shells & Other Collections…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: Asheville, autumn, beach, beauty, cherries, collections, creation, fall, Florida, friend, God, husband, jewelry, mother, Oregon, rocks, sea shell, seeds, surf, treasure
Posted on June 12, 2015
by Paris Renae
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If laughter is the best medicine, then twelve ladies in my neighborhood must be the healthiest around. Once a month we get together and play a silly dice game called bunko. It doesn’t take any strategy or effort – so we throw dice… Continue Reading “Dice & Laughter…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: bunko, creation, dessert, friend, frown, God, health, heaven, husband, Jesus, joke, joy, laughter, love, medicine, neighbor, pretty, smile, world, wrinkles
Posted on April 24, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Over the last several years many things have happened that I’ve had no control over – so when the little annoyances of life would crop up I found myself saying ‘Whatever’ – sometimes with an exclamation point, sometimes this with a sigh… While it was… Continue Reading “Whatever…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: Bible, child, control, creation, excellent, friend, God, health, husband, Jesus, love, marathon, money, mother, phrases, time, whatever, wife
Posted on April 10, 2015
by Paris Renae
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In the garden department I spotted an ‘all in one’ plant, a combination of several small flowering beauties that grow well together. The dangler on the collection said ‘it’s small now, but put in a large container and watch fill it out and give beauty for months to come’.… Continue Reading “Squishing Worms…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: beauty, bread, brocolli, butter, cookies, creation, eating, flowers, food, gardening, God, heaven, ice cream, morning, spinach, tomatoes, worms, zuchinni
Posted on March 20, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Time to throw open the windows and…breathe, don’t you think? First day of spring, that’s today. Time for fresh air… Changing seasons, changing us. Fresh air – like a cool, clear morning. A float down a lazy stream. A drive down a back… Continue Reading “Fresh Air…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: bird, children, creation, free, hiking, inventor, joy, kids, life, love, miracle, ocean, peace, scent, seasons, senior, smell, spring, wildflowers