Tag: God
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 April 3, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Our good friend and pastor in California recalled the following story when his oldest daughter was six… His wife couldn’t pick her up from school and had asked Larry to get her. Realizing he was running late he got over to the school… Continue Reading “Resurrection…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: blessed, California, celebration, church, classroom, daughter, death, Easter, eternity, God, hands, history, Jesus, power, promise, resurrection, school, singing, thankful, tradition
Posted on March 27, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Aprons are making a comeback, at least I think they are. I see them in gift stores, home stores, clothing stores, everywhere… My grandmother, better known as Nanny, always had an apron on – but she always had a dress on too. While… Continue Reading “Aprons…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: aprons, cookies, cooking, daughters, dresses, gifts, God, grandmothers, history, homemade, husband, kitchen, mother
Posted on March 13, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Eighteen years ago I dug up a tiny sapling from beneath the huge tree in our front yard. I went to the back yard and gauged where I thought it should go (seriously I thought it was way far from the deck). Today it has reached that maturity… Continue Reading “Seeds of…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: faith, gardening, God, love, maturity, mother, patience, plant, problems, seeds, share, trees, wisdom, worry
Posted on February 20, 2015
by Paris Renae
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I haven’t met anyone who doesn’t like remembering — remembering their childhood, remembering crazy things they did, remembering a loved one, remembering God’s faithfulness, remembering how things used to be… It is fun to watch the animated faces as people recall and often… Continue Reading “the Violas are back…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: childhood, dog, extraordinary, faithful, Florida, flowers, friend, Friends, gardening, God, happiness, hurricane, innocence, joy, memories, mom, ordinary, play, pregnancy, senior, stories
Posted on January 23, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Don’t we all wish we could retire (no matter what age we are 26 or 56) and just wander… I love east Tennessee and the times I’ve been able to spend there always find me wandering… Wandering along a hiking trail, beside the… Continue Reading “Wander or Wonder?”
Category: UncategorizedTags: antique, beach, childhood, creation, God, invention, praise, retirement, Tennessee, travel, wander, wonder, wonderful
Posted on January 2, 2015
by Paris Renae
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What? It’s 2015? Wait, wasn’t it just summer, just fall, just the holidays… In the whirlwind we can miss it… The uniqueness of each day gets lost in the 365 that turns into New Year… I’ve turned over the garden bed, turned over… Continue Reading “On Your Mark…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: alcoholic, calendar, cat, child, God, grandma, hero, Jesus, life, New Year, old, race, story, young
Posted on December 19, 2014
by Paris Renae
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There is a song now 107 years old that starts off Joyful, Joyful we adore Thee, God of glory, God of love… With Christmas just six days away is our joy…full? Even in the absence of happiness, joy is to be our heart’s… Continue Reading “Joy…Full, Joy…Full”
Posted on December 5, 2014
by Paris Renae
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How can we find the hush even in the rush… Find quiet for our souls… Let our breath be taken away??? In the excited face of the impoverished child opening a gift – let us give that his face can shine… In the flurry of snow caught… Continue Reading “Take My Breath Away…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: Alzheimer, angel, breath taking, cancer, Christian, Christmas, death, decorations, dog, gifts, God, Jesus, love, poverty, sickness, singing, soldier, soul
Posted on November 14, 2014
by Paris Renae
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Ordinary doesn’t exist – I have never seen an ordinary sunrise, an ordinary dragonfly, or ordinary child… Have you beheld an ordinary starlit night, heard an ordinary thunderstorm, gazed into ordinary eyes, felt an ordinary kiss? How about an ordinary ocean wave, black bear, or geyser? Even in… Continue Reading “EXTRAordinary…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: best friend, cat, coffee, creation, encouragement, extraordinary, eyes, God, Jesus, kiss, life, ordinary, puppy, senior, sunrise
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