This last month, I discovered a swallowtail caterpillar residing in one of my celery plants. The large caterpillar seemed to appear out of nowhere. Curious, I researched the image to discover it would be a Eastern Black Swallowtail. I rigged up a gallon-sized jar with a net over it and dug up a celery plant Read More
A Crown Worth Wearing
Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— 3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, 5 who satisfies your Read More
Crown Him
Do you carry crowns you weren’t meant to own? Do you try to navigate life alone? Sovereignty belongs only to Our Maker. And yet we still try to rule. That temptation to disbelieve, He’s able and capable beyond the galaxy, to think we must fight alone, to avenge, to stand up for our rights, Read More
All My Inmost Being
Praise the Lord, O my soul, all my inmost being; Praise his holy name. Psalm 103:1 “All my inmost being” Those four words pack a punch at my heart. My inmost being contains everything about me. All that rejoices, and all that hurts. All the health, and all the sickness. All the determination and all Read More
Hope in Light
We were recently at Meramec State Park, not far from Sullivan, MO about an hour from St. Louis. We enjoyed a Macy Family reunion with several activities. One of my favorite activities was a visit to a free cave not long from our cabin. My folks joined my husband and I and our two oldest Read More