Strength

Last night I covered my peony and clematis and the garden as well.... I had actually left the covers on my garden yesterday because the temps never really warmed up... but the peony and clematis I did uncover. They are in the front yard and with their sheets on- they look like Halloween Ghosts..... So before I went to bed I decided to cover them... I didn't think it was going to be necessary but... I did it.


Well, Last night we had a hard frost...

It is kind of pretty on the leaves of the Mums, and Black-Eyed Susans.  They are hardy plants and can take it better than others. 

My peony looks pretty pitiful.... It looks sad and broken.   


And I thought about us, humans- mankind, and how we too can feel lost, lonely, and broken.  While some of us handle it better than others, we all feel that way sometimes.  


Isaiah 41:10 
Fear thou not; for I am with you:  be not dismayed; for I am thy God:  I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.


Let our strength be in Him and he will renew us... body, mind and spirit...   


As I look out my window I see that my peony is standing tall, reaching for the sky, the sun, and that should be a reminder to me to stand tall, lifted up in praise to the Son. 

Frosty Morning

This morning there was a very hard frost and my peony was suffering and bent over itself.... it saddened me because it would have had such beautiful flowers,   I love the colors.... the size... and the shape of them.

and I was hopeful that with the sun that it might perk back up.... maybe.... God willing....

Jay took me on a errand to look at a property for a client and then to breakfast....
on the way home I enjoyed watching a little Yorkie in a pink sweater, chasing
squirrels and birds in it's masters yard...  pretty flowers and flowering trees along
our route home... and the sun shining brightly on everything.

When we got home, my peony was perked back up.
It had a few burnt leaves and buds but was very much alive...

It wasn't focusing on the frost that hurt it... but reaching to welcome the sun, adoring, basking in it's warmth.

If we could do that... Live for the Son each day.... forgetting the about the trials and pains of the past.   Reaching for, seeking Him, living in the Light of His love and focusing on what He wants for us....

If we could remember that all of it (good and bad) is meant to glorify God the Father....

If we could do that... We would live in a world without resentment, anger, hatred, maliciousness, and fear.

It would be a world full of love, hope,
forgiveness, peace, and contentment.