
Oh, over-trimmed tree!
Are you going to hug me?
Nearly leafless love.
I'm just a regular guy who was
tempted to lose all hope but did not. It was God who made the difference.

Oh, over-trimmed tree!
Are you going to hug me?
Nearly leafless love.

yellow butterfly
fluttering between phloxes
a delicate dance

The lane to the lake
leads to possibility.
The sky’s the limit!
Photo by Betty Chambers at Chambers on the Road

a stained glass window
has no power of its own
yet smiles in the sun.
Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.
Psalm 115:1
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Almost toothless tree
What tales can you tell to me?
Such resiliency!

some are elastic
others are made of plastic
will we stretch, or snap?
If you falter in a time of trouble, how small is your strength!
Psalm 24:10 (NIV)

As for hope, we find
much more reason to believe.
So we look for good.
”And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit.” Romans 5:5
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Does bad outweigh good
or is there more good than bad?
Either way, God wins.
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28
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Weeds look at flowers
“Just who do you think you are?”
sibling rivalry