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Featured Stories & Posts

The Lollipop Tree — An Easy to Make Woodcraft Tutorial

Learn how to make a charming Lollipop Tree! Our Lollipop Tree which has become a family tradition at Christmastime with our kids and now our grands. Tutorial includes step by step instructions plus photos …

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Thanksgiving Memories

An old magazine clipping brought back memories of my mama and Thanksgiving, especially her Carrot Cake …

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I Am a Survivor

Let us live with intentional gratitude, seeing God’s fingerprints in both the broken and the beautiful. The story is not over—the bloom still unfolds.

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Frogs, Crickets, and God’s Faithfulness

It is peace I find at the end of the day that draws me to my back porch, …

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Why Do You Do What You Do?

Every task can be holy when it’s done unto the Lord (Colossians 3:23).

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The Old Mississippi Tree

The damaged tree and the run-down fence were quite the pair. Both had seen their better days, but I saw beauty and a story to be told.

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Photography at a Glance

Purple Coneflower with Carpenter Bee

Purple Coneflower and Carpenter Bee

Overnight, my coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) decided to bloom. What a welcome surprise in the garden this morning!

Determined Bee

Determined Bee

This little bee is not moving on until he gets every drop of nectar from the flower of the Butterfly Bush.

Lotus in bloom

Lotus in Bloom

The lotus flowers are delicate and beautiful. They open in the early morning and close by late afternoon.

Bumblebee and Butterfly Bush

Bumblebee and Butterfly Bush

The carpenter bee enjoys the nectar from the Butterfly Bush.