Devotionals

God Bless America, https://youtu.be/syOEI9y7miM?si=tSCC6EPZA6pCm1UB “But our citizenship is in heaven.And we eagerly await a Savior from there,the Lord Jesus Christ.”~Philippians 3:20~ “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”~2 Corinthians 5:17~ I’ve not really given much thought to my citizenship. I’m a natural-born citizen of the… Continue reading Citizenship

Scattered. That was my oregano, all over our lawn! I found it growing out of the cracks of the old rock retaining wall, along the borders where the lawn mower’s blade can’t reach, even in the middle of the lawn, where its seed is scattered and keeping a low profile. Scattered is how I feel… Continue reading Oregano

“So that I may come to you with joy, by God’s will,and in your company be refreshed.”~Romans 15:32~ If you drop by my house unannounced, be prepared to stay for a cup of tea! Affectionately pulled into the Custer vortex, you may find yourself unintentionally committing to a longer visit than originally planned. A haven… Continue reading Mint

You will bring trouble to the house if you pull up the houseleek from the roof.Sussex saying(educating.com) And the gardener shall have house-leeks growing on his house.Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor Believed to be protection from lightning (hence, Romans called it Jupiter’s beard) and fire, houseleek looks as if it were leaking out of the rooftops… Continue reading Houseleek

“Blessed in the one…whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.”~Psalm 1:1-3~ “On each side of the river stood… Continue reading Eucalyptus

“It was white like coriander seedand tasted like wafers made with honey.”~Exodus 16: 31~ How sweet are Your words to my taste!Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!Psalm 119:103 Bearing double nomenclature in the United States, cilantro is a delicate annual with umbelled flowers which mature into coriander seeds. Cilantro is translated as coriander in… Continue reading Coriander

“Oh! We are only at the parsley and the rue.”~Greek Adage~ “They are to eat the lamb,together with the unleavened bread and bitter herbs.”~Numbers 9:11~ Parsley and rue were used as borders for Greek gardens. Gazing at a garden while standing at its border is symbolic of being only at the beginning of a project;… Continue reading A Peek at Parsley During Lent

“Everywhere we go, people breathe in the exquisite fragrance. Because of Christ, we give off a sweet scent rising to God, which is recognized by those on the way of salvation—an aroma redolent of life.”2 Cor. 2:14-15 MSG “The grass as bristly and stout as chivesand me wondering when the ground will breakand me wondering… Continue reading Chives

“When a farmer plows for planting, does he plow continually? Does he keep on breaking up and working the soil? When he has leveled the surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin? His God instructs him and teaches him the right way. Caraway is not threshed with a sledge, nor is the wheel… Continue reading Cumin