Remembering My Dearest Mom - Gardener of Souls

My Dearest Mom, 

God’s child in every sense of the word who 

created heaven on earth for her children. 

She unconditionally loved us.

My Mom was a gardener in every sense of the word. She taught me through her love of all plants living especially flowers that there was much joy to be found in God's Garden.

 I loved her peonies, her roses, her lilacs, her sweet peas. I can smell the sweet fragrance of lilacs drifting through this room if I relive one of those summer days

of my childhood. I would gather a bouquet of lilacs for each room in the house...it was my favorite time of year.

But Mom taught me much more than about flowers and plants, she was a gardener of souls. She taught me to love everyone...she showed God's love with her kind loving caring ways. She really lived the thought "only use words to spread the JOY of God and salvation through Jesus Christ if you have to."  Instead she showed that love with her kind words, her loving caring ways, her ability to listen, her encouragement, her hard work to care for people, and her yummy meals.

Everything she did embodied the love of God. I can only imagine that she is already one of God's chosen gardeners in his beautiful garden of everlasting life.

 

“THE LONELY LILAC” 

I am a lonely lilac… 

I miss my child who loved me so long ago. 

Her loving heart was my delight 

As she buried her golden curls into my sensual sight. 

Her gentle hands caressed my blooms 

As she chose my bounty to be 

Joyfully displayed in Her Mother’s rooms. 

The beautiful Mother who taught through her loving caring ways—how to tend the souls in God’s Garden all of her days. 

Carolyn March 1999

LIFE OF THE PARTY 

The peony is surely the “life of the party”. 

The lilies could only wish to be so brilliant. 

Ahh, look at those hot pink ruffles. 

Row upon row of God’s inspiration 

Stitched surely by loving hands. 

And that perfume…. 

Drifting sensually on a midsummer’s night 

To the passionate beat of the crickets’ delight. 

Surely Montana memories are made of this.

Carolyn    March 99

 

Morning has Broken like the First Morning!

“Morning has broken like the first morning

Blackbird has spoken like the first bird

Praise for the singing

Praise for the morning

Praise for them springing fresh from the Word

Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven

Like the first dew fall on the first grass

Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden

Sprung in completeness where His feet pass

Mine is the sunlight

Mine is the morning

Born of the One Light Eden saw play

Praise with elation, praise every morning...”

Cat Stevens. 

Dear God, 

I give you all praise and glory for each new day...sunny or cloudy...

IT is the DAY that you have made. 

I will REJOICE AND BE GLAD in it.  

In your Precious Son's Name I pray.

Amen

The Best use of Life is Love - Love of God and of Your Neighbor

And in the midst of these times, there’s this.. 

Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 

Jesus replied: “

  ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart 

and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 

This is the first and greatest commandment. 

And the second is like it:

  ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 

All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Matthew 22:36-40 NIV

Oh Dear Hearts!

Oh Dear Hearts! 

I miss your sweetness, your giggles, your smiles. I miss your ballet dancing, skirt twirling, cape flying, break dancing, fierce posing feet. 

I miss your sweet and excitable voices with stories about your extra special ordinary moments.

I miss cuddling with you and feeling the softness of you in my arms. I miss tickling and laughing with you. I miss the essence of each of you Dear Hearts!

Liam, Evan, Oliviana, Kaydence and Violet! I hold you close to my  even when we are apart! Love, Gramma. 

Thank you God for My Dear Sweet Ones!

Kaydence - all dressed up and no where to go!

Kay and Livi - Stopping to SMELL the FLOWERS!

Beautiful Liam  - Kindergarten Graduation!

At home - Pandemic 2020!

Livi at the Park - Spring 2020

Sweet Evan

 

Violet - Birthday #1 

Pandemic Zoom Party!!!!

And the WORLD Came Together as the PEOPLE Stayed Apart

SO MANY HEROES IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES!

Coronovirus Pandemic 2020. As the world shut down, and we are inside the confined space of our homes; the heroes on the front lines are battling the virus in spite of their own worries about their personal situation, their fears, and their exhaustion, From the first responders to everyone in the hospitals to everyone at home praying to the final word about recovery or death, they are there! They are the hands, feet, voice and heart of Jesus for those stricken with this terrible virus. We give thanks to God for you and all that you are doing for the thousands of people who are suffering the impacts of this disease.

“You are to lead by a different model. If you want to be the greatest one, then live as one called to serve others.”

‭‭Mark‬ ‭10:43‬ ‭TPT‬‬

Dear Lord, Father God... Bless and provide each front line worker with strong immune defenses, unending energy to keep on keeping on, and your love in their heart to buoy them up when they need your strength of spirit. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen