Jesus Christ is Risen

Jesus Christ Samaritan Well Mormon
Originally uploaded by More Good Foundation

When with the ransomed in glory,
His face I at last shall see,
Twill be my joy through the ages,
To sing of His love for me.
(from a favorite hymn)

Have a Blessed Easter Everyone.

Flowers on the sidewalk

On the walk I take several times a week, I recently saw these flowers growing on or over the sidewalk.
It makes me think of "flower power." Do you like to see flowers or weeds growing in a crack in cement, or flowing and crowding onto the sidewalk? The first photo is pink marguerites, the second yellow poppies and the third white poppies. Can you tell from the photo that the pink marguerites almost completely cover the sidewalk? The white poppies are growing where I can't see any dirt; just a crack between a metal pole and the cement sidewalk. I wonder, if people were no longer here, how long would it take for nature to cover all the cement?

To follow God or to ignore Him

God?
Originally uploaded by DamienHR

In church on Sunday our minister quoted this: "When it comes down to it, many of us do not really want to be led by the Holy Spirit. Or, more fundamentally, many of us don't want to be led by anyone other than ourselves." -- Francis Chan.
C.S. Lewis wrote about this too, and how as a young man and an Oxford professor, he felt he knew all the answers and did not want to defer to God. Lewis called himself the world's most reluctant convert.
Tolkien played a role in converting Lewis to become a Christian, through many talks as friends.
Part of Lewis' conversion experience occurred when his brother was driving him on his motorcycle to the zoo, and Lewis was seated in the motorcycle's sidecar.
You never know just when God will reach you!
The Francis Chan quote is meaningful to me and I hope it speaks to you too.

Cover Art for my Motherhood Book

I am delighted to see the art work and design of the front and back cover for my second book "Scrapbook of Motherhood Firsts: Stories to Celebrate and Wisdom to Bless Moms". I praise Leafwood Publishers for creating the covers with such pretty art work. Our book will be available in April. Hey, that is soon! It is on Amazon already for pre-order.

Tulips for March

It is fun to treat ourselves to fresh flowers upon occasion, don't you agree? These are mainly orange and I bought them at Whole Foods, grown locally and I also bought a bouquet of yellow tulips to give to the home bound senior lady I visit. So we are enjoying beauty in our homes at the same time.
The first photo is taken the second day when the flowers are more open, and the second two were taken on the first day I brought them home and the fourth photo shows the flowers several days later.

Wordless Wednesday Palm Springs

Pots for sale in Palm Springs at the Botanic Gardens, taken by my husband on our road trip to the southwest.

White Bell Flowers and Basho

White Bell Flowers
Originally uploaded by Enoch Ross

The temple bell stops
But I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.
By Basho (1644-1694)

Ah, poetry and flowers, perfection, do you agree?