ShenanINGRAMS

I got the strawberries and cucumbers planted in a "Topsy Turvy" planter and hung it outside. I used a power drill all by myself and did not fall off of the ladder. The Topsy Turvy is not all it claims to be, though. I don't know if the cucumbers will survive. You see, you have to push the root ball through the hole and, in doing so, part of the roots get damaged no matter how careful you are. (Does anyone else see the relationship between this and sin? No matter how sneaky you think you are concerning your sin, there is always damage. God speaks to me in crazy ways sometimes...either that or I'm crazy and He speaks my language, and that makes me happy too. It made me think that I needed to talk to my children about the sneaky sins...and I did, and they 'got it' and we ate and were merry.) The cucumbers looked like they had been bludgeoned this morning but the strawberries looked okay. I haven't planted the tomatoes or watermelons yet. We ran out ...

Caylea is 14 years old today. Where did that time go? Ohhhhh, I remember... playing house, letting her tuck me in like a caterpillar in a cocoon, listening to her sing "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" while sitting on the potty at 2 years old, hearing her answer the preacher's question..."When did you ask Jesus into your heart?" Her reply at 6 years old, "Jesus has always been in my heart. I talk to Him all of the time. I want to get baptized so everyone will know that He is in my heart." She said this as if she were teaching this 65 year old pastor something. Watching her face as she came out of the water...priceless, hearing her 'invent' a piano song at 7 years old and wondering, 'How do I teach THAT?' watching her do flips and tumbles and twists and turns during her 4 year gymnastic stint, crying with her when we all realized that her ankle could no longer tolerate her dream sport after a significant injury, helping her determin...