Having Fun with My Flowers

Spring got off to a really slow start and thus my flowers were behind as well. I wondered for a while if they were ever going to take off but finally they did. I decided that in one of my beds I would just throw a bunch of seeds. They are growing well but are just now starting to actually bloom. Oh well, it is only the beginning of August. I am amazed at the creativity of a great creator in all of the different kinds of blooms and the beautiful colors.

Dan also experimented with a field of wildflowers and they turned out really cool. He wants to add even more next year. He was just sure that in the mix of seeds there were sunflowers, so when these big plants started to emerge that is what they were thought to be. Come to find out, much to our disappointment, it was ragweed - ugh. I guess that next year we will try again.

Infamous Sunflowers

34 Years of Marriage

Today is the 34th anniversary of our wedding day. The years have gone by fast and it is hard to believe we could be so old and married for so long. All I can say is that God is good and that he has preserved our committment to each other through some trials and tears and well as lots of good times. We plan to celebrate by attending the play "Hello Dolly" this evening and having dinner.

Welcome to Joy Notes

This past year I became familiar with blogging from my daughter Denise and I really have enjoyed reading hers and other blogs as a result. I thought it is such a cool way to share what is going on that I decided to jump on the bandwagon and create one too.

This past weekend Denise, Kathryn, and I went to the Twin Cities to attend a Living Proof Live conference at the Target center. This was part of their Christmas present last year. Beth Moore presented three sessions on the theme "Between a Rock and a Hard Place". I had a lot of fun and enjoyed the conference. I managed to not get too lost with the help of my good navigators. I especially liked Beth's admonition that children should listen to their mothers regarding "keeping us informed of your whereabouts especially when they are going off in the wilderness to go on a hike". Of course that comment preceded her telling about the individual who got trapped with a 8 ton boulder in a narrow climbing space and ended up amputating his arm after 8 days. I have no idea why I would pick up on that particular comment. There is a spiritual application here in case you were wondering. She had a lot of other good things to say also and I was blessed to spend some time reflecting on the great God that we have.