The Great and Marvelous Deeds of God: Sunday Devotional

Psalm 86:10-13 For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God.11 Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. 12 I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. 13 For great is your love toward me;... Continue Reading →

A Visit to a Garden Will Do Wonders for a Tortured Soul

Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground, Georgia, October 11, 2025 I decided to try to get part of my life back. We visited Gibbs Gardens yesterday, on the way to a training in Spiritual Gifts at a church in Jasper, Georgia, whose pastor was once the pastor at our church. I wanted to see the trees and... Continue Reading →

Stay Encouraged and Hopeful: A Devotional!

Gibbs Gardens, Ballground, GA, April 2025 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. 9 We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. Life is different today, or is it ?... Continue Reading →

Nature, Send Me a Love Letter in an Envelope!

Gibbs Garden, Ball Ground, Georgia, December 2024 Flowers, trees, leaves, and shrubs full of colors, My need to see you is part of our humanity. Your beauty heals our souls and leaves us in awe. Spending time with you reduces our insanity. Written for Saturday Mix: Riddle This from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie, where the answer to... Continue Reading →

In a Garden, We Become One in Our Love of Flowers

Gibbs Garden, Ball Ground, GA, December 2024 Douglas and I visited a garden located about 90 minutes from our home. It is Gibbs Garden, and we were fortunate to go on the last day that they were open in 2024. It was the end of the Japanese Maples blooming, and it was so cold that... Continue Reading →

Worship is Easy in a Garden!

To see the young boy grinning, Holding two warty frogs in his hands, Gave me so much pleasure and peace, Almost more than anyone could stand. The growth of the flowers around me Served as a prerequisite to the joy I felt. And the blow to my heart was so complete That in worship to... Continue Reading →

Flower of the Day, March 28, 2021

In front of the rented condo in Palm Coast, Florida I loved these flowers in front of the condo we rented in Palm Coast, Florida from Airbnb. I don't know the name, but they were so pretty and just looking at them brought me peace and gave joy to my burdened heart. Posted for Flower... Continue Reading →

The Peace in a Garden: Pull Up a Seat Challenge #13

Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, Palm Coast, Florida I thought that this was a wonderful place to sit and meditate on sunny days. The gazebo was surrounded by such beauty: water, flowers, and trees. I immediately remembered Pull Up a Seat, and I wanted to share it with everyone.

Soul-Healing Beauty: Flower of the Day

The Washington Oaks Gardens State Park. Another image of the same flower on the bush. I saw this flower that I think is a Camellia as we walked through the beautiful formal gardens of the Washington Oaks Gardens State Park in Palm Coast, Florida, and took a shot for Cee's Flower of the Day.

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