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Spring Speaks

7 Responses to “Spring Speaks”

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   Anonymous Says:
   

   The Lord is outdoing Himself around here –one can hardly see the ghastly utility trailer and old commode of splintered life for all His burgeoning and blossoming and burstings into Beauty. Our apple tree is ablaze from tip to toe, so much so, a new bird has come to nest with her mate –and hers (his?) is such a song, even the cat looks up over and over to catch every note of joy, every time. Why has no one exported this, for we need to both cover and out-sing the guns.

   Imagine us being likened to being such a season for another. Yes, it’s possible.. This is a beautiful musing.

   May 12th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
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   Anonymous Says:
   

   Spring-giving may also be an instance of what the Master foretold, in John 14:12, mayn’t it?

   May 12th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
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   gabrielle Says:
   

   Hi anon. Hi anon. I have to scoot; will be back in a day or two to catch up on comments here and at some other posts. I’m a busy bee, but I’d rather be an apple blossom.

   May 13th, 2009 at 1:37 am
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   Carol Says:
   

   ROFL! I’d rather be an apple blossom than a bee, too — I think both birds’ feet and bees’ feet running across my face would make me chuckle. That’d either spook the rest of the tree, or delight it.

   Well, wouldn’t you know that the very moment I think there are no more “Anonymouses” so that it’d be alright to post a comment that way rather than see “Carol” over and over on your comment side-panel (embarrassing), a real “Anon” comes forth. Henceforth, I will leave that option to others, but for darned sure, you’ve got me thinking.

   May 13th, 2009 at 11:01 am
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   gabrielle Says:
   

   “Imagine us being likened to being such a season for another.” But we know it’s true, don’t we, and I’m sure that the healing works (and not just physical) are one of the types of works that Jesus was referring to in John 14:12, because it was such a large part of His ministry while on earth. As Pia so often posted about (re Etty and others), and uses as her tagline, a healing balm…and we can be this for others when Christ lives in us and we serve others in His Name.

   Our crabapple tree is in blossom too; oh, my. One can only look at it and be enraptured.

   May 15th, 2009 at 1:46 am
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   Carol Says:
   

   There is a whole book in one’s glance at a freshly-blossomed apple tree, yes? *Somehow* birds have transported our tree’s seeds to the side yard, too — oh, to see flowers in the thicket there, pink and white and cerise..wow, but anyway, when I looked out back yesterday to the main tree, there were white things all over the ground (white things that I can stand!), and although my mind said it was petals despite the fact that the tree is still all ablaze from tip to toe and arm to arm, I couldn’t help thinking it was manna. In a manna of speaking, it is, and so I went out for a closer look. I supposed this bounty as the lilacs, too, is why winter was so rough, and once again I must concede that God knows what He’s doing. I’ve told you about the brand-new bird couple, haven’t I? So far, three grown men (along with every woman) have stopped in mid-sentence and looked behind them and said, “I love that bird!” Aye, the other white stuff was worth my temporary devastation. God is magnificently, extravagantly wise.

   Yes, to be a similar balm.. It’s very important to keep that “l” in there, isn’t it?

   May 15th, 2009 at 10:20 am
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   gabrielle Says:
   

   Very important. In a manna of speaking.

   May 15th, 2009 at 3:02 pm

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