Keep Blooming
Ray and I are grateful for the fall nip in the air. It felt just right at the two fall festivals we enjoyed on Saturday. We started the day in Gainesboro where we watched many homeschooled children clog on the…
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To Bless and Be Blessed
The first time that the Bible records God blessing someone or something is on the fifth day of Creation. After God spoke that the waters were to teem with living creatures and that birds were to fly above the earth:…
God’s Power to Make Things Grow
Fields of sunflowers are some of the most beautiful views I have ever seen. Ray and I came upon this field in eastern Missouri in late July. The way they always face the sun is a wonder of God’s creation.…
Why Your Children Need to Know
Long ago the descendants of Abraham were slaves in Egypt. They were surrounded by a pagan Egyptian culture. In this 1857 drawing, Israelite slaves work in a wheat field (the title, The Abundance of Egypt, likely refers to the Israelites’…
History Has a Birthday
Merriam Webster defines history this way: History—a chronological record of significant events, often including an explanation of their causes. History has a birthday. God tells us about history’s birthday in the very first verse of the Bible. Creation is the…
Lessons from Birds, Bumblebees, and Butterflies
When Ray and I eat breakfast by the garden, we enjoy watching the birds, bumblebees, and butterflies that join us. We appreciate what they teach us. They tell us that God loves beauty and that His creativity is boundless. They…