week end musings

this is a 'work-in-progress' project with four porch pillars

but i wanted to share this lovely,
 w.o.n.d.e.r.f.u.l smelling thornless zepherine drouhin rose with you.
 it was transplanted this spring and a clematis is cozying up to it -
they make a wonderful pair.
more on this project later!

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saturday evening we celebrated Sarah's fifth birthday,

but forgot my camera...
my grandgirlies are growing up so fast!

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- from the pulpit -

Encouragement
'to inspire, to give hope'

- encouragement is an intrinsical part of life
- one needs to be available
- one must have integrity
- be aware of personal limitations
- does not care who gets the credit.

The challenge...
am i willing to bridge the gap for someone who needs it?
am i willing to see their potential or to remember the failure of their past?
which will i choose -
potential or failure?

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we had guests from new york we've known for years at church -
we invited them into our home for lunch.
thankfully, i had canned chicken on hand and made chicken corn soup -
and fresh strawberries with butter pecan ice cream...
the company and soup were delicious!
i was blessed!

...blessedness!

ox