Wayward Snowflakes

Wayward Snowflakes This photo comes from the first walk in the snow this season. The first snow. The first time God painted the world white this year. Taking his time to not leave out any leaf, branch, twig or pebble. One of my dear friends has a beautiful saying every snow fall. ~There is no[…]

Can I have this one?

  Can I have this one?   Earlier this season I attended a local art show with some friends and family. There was an artist there that was a wood craftsmen. I found his work very interesting, but mostly I found him interesting. He had all sorts of beautiful crafts and he would always perk[…]

Sin Sets In

Sin Sets In There’s this tree outside our home. It’s an ash tree. Not my favorite tree in the world, but it is large and mature. It provides our home with a lot of shade for the summer and a lot of leaves in the fall. This year the ash beetles (Emerald Ash Borer) got[…]

Fiddle Me This

Fiddle Me This I’ll admit, when I first wrote a devotion on fallen leaves, it was nothing like what I’m about to write. Our world changed last night though, and when the world changes, we respond to it. We have to, because we are called to live in this world for the time being. This[…]

Scars

Scars Trees do not live with the luxury of privacy. Almost everything that happens to them in their lives can be found in evidence on their bodies. This tree in particular had something injure it some time ago. Due to this injury it has healed itself by growing this scab over the injured area. Much[…]

Beauty Rest

Beauty Rest The autumn season is upon us, and along with it everything that makes autumn beautiful. I love living in a state that has all 4 seasons, but my favorite season is surely fall. The whole world changes color. There are places on Earth that are permanently summer, and places that are permanently winter.[…]

Separated for Good

Separated for Good When God created life he first created the means to support it, our sun. He made an enormous mind boggling mass of heat, light, and elements that would sustain life on Earth for as long as he wanted. The light from the sun sustains all of life here on Earth through photosynthesis,[…]

Hidden Roots

Hidden Roots  Trees are an incredible part of God’s creation. The simple fact alone that they are necessary for our survival is awe inspiring enough, but the design of their nature provides great insight to our mutual Creator. A root system for a single tree can spread over 100 square feet and move significant amounts of[…]