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I took a drive up the coast today. A chat with God was what I was looking for.
And a few rocks and pictures too.
I packed a lunch like mom and me used to. Tuna sandwich, fritos and a drink. Yes that was her favorite. So off I went.
Have a wonderful day!
p.hawkins
Yes, this is my Sister Sue and my Sister-in-law Julie Loving humor. It made my christmas day the best day ever. I almost peed my nightie!
“Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; 'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home” ~John Newton
Oh how often I have thought how in the world did I make it this far? I know lots of us ‘baby boomers’ have thought the same. I mean look at the time frame we grew up in!
It would be not only embarrassing, but probably stupid to put down in words all the things I did that should have killed me INSTATNLY in my young life. But that’s just it isn’t it, I was young?
Is that an excuse or just a convenient reason?
I do know that, without a doubt, God has had his hand on my shoulder all of my life. You know how you put your hands on a little kids head from behind and point his eyes in the right direction? Maybe saying “no baby, look there”. Well we are trying to put them on the right path.
I think god has been standing behind me my whole life grabbing my head from behind and making me look in the right directions. Oh that’s not to say, I paid proper attention to it….I mean sometimes the sparkly stuff was off in another direction, or the big shiney truck said drive me Pam or the sparkly bubbles of the beer on the bar calling me to drink it and enjoy it. Nope. I can’t deny it.
I confess I don’t all ways look down the right path, but I am so GRATEFUL for the fact that God still points my head in those right directions. I am just so glad he has not tired of doing it and has not given up on me!!!
Have a glorious Sunday all!
p. hawkins
The person who is waiting for something to turn up might start with their shirt sleeves. ~ Garth Henrichs
Would you prefer to have the breeze in your hair, the radio blasting and the wind off your tail make the tall grass bow down at your passing? I have been terribly blessed to have been there. Flying down the highway, arm out the window watching in my rear view mirror at the grass falling down to kiss the earth as I whooshed by. The sun was shooting into the windows and I did not have a care in the world at that very moment but watching the line in the center of the blacktop and the visual glory of life on the road. For me it never ever got old.
Today I am in my little room. Working on my passion. I did stop long enough to put two chickens on the stove in great big pots. I went to the garden and took my yard sale basket and kitchen scissors and slowly, carefully wandered through my herbs and plants. Like a back yard grocery store, I looked and examined every item. OH I need this and some of that and a pinch of this too! I was like a little kid in a garden candy store. It was the most gratifying feeling to look at the little plants, all stretching up standing tall trying to touch me as I carefully walked by, and my knowing I planted them all.
Its chicken soup day. I put a piece of the one
Right now the house smells of the best chicken soup on the planet. Oh to have a house full of family and friends to smell it with me. (actually one of the neighbors is not well at all so I thought I might make extra soup and take some over to them. After all chicken soup is the best isnt it.)
You can choose to fly down the highway
or sit in the rest area watching everyone else go by. ~ p.hawkins
p.s. I cut another armload of herbs and walked across the street to the neighbors with my bounty and said ‘Need some herbs for cooking?” and we stood there and I let them do a taste test and boasted what each one was and made them pinch and twist each one and take in a deep breath of the aroma, then take what they wanted. I think they will cook today don’t you?
(photo-left to right-Myself, Sister Sue, and Brother Bobby now passed and of course Mom at the top. this was taken at Baystrop Bayou at Grandma and Grandpas house)
Next year I plan to put in a lot more sugar beans. This is my first year for them and they are doing terrific!
This is on my list for today.....to get the grass and little weeds out of this little lovely spot by the back door. Remember when it was all just dirt?
Yes Mom's sweet peas are doing fantastac!!! I learned that I need to cut as often as possible and bring indoors as it will promote more blossoms. And here I was afraid to cut any.
Mom's old coffee can is home to these beautiful pale blue blossoms. I was afraid since it doesn't have a drain hole that they would drown, despite my attempt to water carefully, but they love it there!
And here is the new birdfeeder. The old one was just to small and cheap. And allllllll the birdseed wound up on the ground. So now they have a perch and an easier way to sit and munch. Oh those little buggers still flip the seed out as if it was an afternoon activity to flip the seed on the ground while they search for that tiny perfect seed to munch on, but I love it.
New Bird Feeder I got yesterday....trying hard to keep the seed in the bird feeder and not on the ground!!!!
Working on my rock path in the garden. Got a little more cement recycle stuff and a few pretty stones from back yard. Want to remove that old wood in front at some point and use a diff border like the brick or old stones.
The angle on this kinda sucks but you get the drift. hahahah
Gosh I so love the sage blossoms!
My first ever window box style porch planters. They are doing nicely I think? And I have never ever grown Begonias and they are a delight in here!
