They're Here!
These little guys are always the first sign of spring in my yard. This year we loaded up the flower beds early with a thick layer of mulch and wondered if the bulbs would struggle to break the surface. I'm proud of their work! Not as easily visible are the stubborn weeds also poking through the mulch blanket. Can you see them lurking in the background?
Isn't that such an illustration of our own growth? We struggle to overcome, level up, break through patterns and character weaknesses and all sorts of challenges life delivers to our heart's front door.
And always there are the nasty weeds climbing up to crowd out the goodness and overcoming power we experience. Always a balance to find joy in the good and continue to weed out the encumbrances that hinder growth.
The bright yellow blooms of beauty and growth far outshine the weeds. Today I'm focusing on the joy of growth and the reality that Jesus empowers me to locate and remove any weeds he sees in me that need attending. He is good and faithful to help with that process.
(My latest collaborations are available now--Mornings with Jesus 2025 and Walking with Jesus: Devotions for Lent & Easter 2025.)
Featured Fiction
Take another trip to the shores of Chickadee Lake in central Maine, where cousins Jan and Elaine continue to grow their tearoom business and find themselves in the middle of another mystery. Their employee Rose Young has made a discovery in her late mother’s belongings that reveals something about her childhood. Meanwhile, it’s election season in Lancaster, Maine, and Rose’s father, Clifton, is running against an outsider with big plans to change the character of the town. And then there's the history of the sapphire ring found in the mansion's walls.
