petroglyphs at Petrified National Forest, AZ Luke 19:39-40 ISV Some of the Pharisees in the crowd told Jesus, Teacher, tell your disciples to be quiet. He replied, I tell you, if they were quiet, the stones would cry out!

The Stones Are Speaking

ByMary

Petroglyphs at the Petrified Forest National Park, AZ Luke 19:39-40 ISV Some of the Pharisees in the crowd told Jesus, “Teacher, tell your disciples to be quiet.” He replied, “I tell you, if they were quiet, the stones would cry out!” There are tens of thousands of petroglyphs at the Petrified Forest National Park, AZ….

Isaiah 55:10-11 New International Version 10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. Red raspberries hang from their green branches

God’s Will Be Done

ByMary

Isaiah 55:10-11 NIV 10 As the rain and the snow    come down from heaven,and do not return to it    without watering the earthand making it bud and flourish,    so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:    It will not return to me empty,but will accomplish what I desire    and achieve…

Hosea 10:12 GNT Plow new ground for yourselves, plant righteousness, and reap the blessings that your devotion to me will produce. It is time for you to turn to me, your Lord, and I will come and pour out blessings upon you. pumpkin patch in the foreground cornfield in the middle ground and Smith Rock State Park in the background

It Runs Like a Deere

ByMary

Smith Rock Ranch, Terrebonne, OR Hosea 10:12 GNT Plow new ground for yourselves, plant righteousness, and reap the blessings that your devotion to me will produce. It is time for you to turn to me, your Lord, and I will come and pour out blessings upon you. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, “The plow is the most…

sunset with a chain breaking and morphing into flying doves and reads Let Go Jesus said so Philippians 4:6-7

Let Go

ByMary

Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

country gravel road is flanked by a very crooked split rail fence with pine trees and a dark blue and puffy white cloud sky Proverbs 10:9 New International Version 9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.

A Crooked Path

ByMary

Camp Polk Nature Preserve, Sisters, OR Proverbs 10:9 NIV Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,    but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out. “You are not your sister’s keeper.” My mom knew I was coming to tell her a tale about my sister. What I didn’t know was that she had been witness to the entire…

a wooden cross in a wooded cemetery Matthew 16:24 GNT Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any of you want to come with me, you must forget yourself, carry your cross, and follow me.

Pick Up & Carry

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Camp Polk Cemetery, Sisters, OR Matthew 16:24 GNT Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you want to come with me, you must forget yourself, carry your cross, and follow me.” It’s an exciting time for my oldest grandson as he prepares for his first day of preschool. His dutiful parents are collecting…

Colossians 3:23 Good News Translation Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for people. two dark blue birds made out of sea glass rest on a branch made out of coral

Work for the Lord

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Colossians 3:23 GNT Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for people. Musician Marc Anthony says, “If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.” Easy to say, but what about changing diapers, washing a revolving door…

1 Corinthians 16:14 GNT Do all your work in love. Woman wearing flannel with long braids plants a tree near a running stream

Work with Love

ByMary

Deschutes Land Trust, Camp Sherman, OR 1 Corinthians 16:14 GNT Do all your work in love. I have often said, “I don’t have a lot of money, but you can have my time, my hair, and my blood!” Donating my hair to Locks of Love, donating blood, walking for MS or ALS, volunteering at the…