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Nov 09 – Edible Landscapes

How the month goes by, it seems I was just finishing October’s editorial a couple weeks ago, and now it’s time to focus on November’s. Before we launch into November’s, I have a few comments. I’m sure you can agree that the buzz words of our day are green, sustainability, self sufficiency and reducing carbon footprints; in fact our future jobs (according to economists) will be jobs that have to do with water, organic food and energy. With that in mind, where is landscaping, what role does it play? Well nothing is greener, or aids in reducing man’s carbon footprint more than plants and trees. Continue reading ‘Edible Landscapes’

December 2009

Welcome to our Holiday edition. This article is still about landscaping, but not with plants, trees, soil and boulders, but with encouragement, faith, character and truth. Not our physical yards, but the “yards of our soul.” They also need “ tending to;” no different than our physical yards, our souls get “weeds”( attitudes) need “pruning” (character development) and do well with regular fertilizing (love and encouragement) and need light (truth/faith ) to grow and be healthy, to “bloom” with peace and joy, to grow with strength and character. These attributes just don’t come, they need to be cultivated; they need to be practiced. Just like a beautiful and fruitful garden, we need the same care; I want to talk about that care in this edition, and specifically about character and faith. Continue reading ‘Landscaping the Soul’

Thank you for wanting to know more; a hungry soul seeks to be satisfied, a searching soul seeks answers, and an empty soul seeks fulfillment. The LORD is all of this, and more. He is able to nourish our souls, answer our questions, and fulfill us with His presence. There are some foundational truths we must understand first. Many times we come to GOD because we are hurting, fearful, struggling etc., our jobs could be in danger, our marriages and our relationships could be on the edge, or our kids are making wrong choices. We could have suffered the loss of a loved one,  just been told we have cancer or that a love one has only months to live etc.  There are many things that affect us, weaken us and cause us to think about The LORD (GOD and LORD are synonymus). Continue reading ‘December Part II’