Renee, my gardens are very neglected this year too. They say for every baby you have you need to let at least one thing go. This year between the three girls and the heat, it's one of the many things I've had to let go. Thankfully, I have most perennials that are pretty hardy and self sufficient. The weeds are going to kill them in one or two summers of neglect! Just enjoy that handsome happy little guy of yours!!
And for a spiritual analogy....no matter the storm that beats us up and tosses us around, God in his infinite wisdom and loving care will see us through....just as he does these gorgeous flowers. In His care we become the fragrance of Christ 2Corinthians 2:15. Charles Billingsley wrote these lyrics: Sweet aroma fill this place Let us feel your warm embrace Touch us with your healing grace Let us see your holy face
Hold us so close by your side Let us see your loving eyes Take our wrongs and make them right Breathe on us the breath of life
The fragrance of Christ It breaks apart the strongholds of pride And the hardest of hearts It makes all the wounded whole and then starts To open the senses to your goodness It's the fragrance of Christ
At the start of every day Fill my heart with perfect praise With this offering I raise A holy tribute to your name
Take my feet and lead me to All the world or just a few With everything I say and do May the glory go to you
Repeat Chorus
Fresh anointing cover me With a balm of purity Make me a bouquet of honesty
I will hold your name up high By the way I live my life
You take the best photos! They are beautiful... We had some red ones growing, but after a storm that included hail they just got completely destroyed. I think one grew back, and now they're gone until next summer.
There's nothing quite like a lily. They're not soft and beautiful like a rose or a peony. They're structurally perfect (a peony would have probably perished in a hard rain). Elegant. I love your photos... always!
Lovely flower, nothing quite like it actually. I waited for weeks watching in anticipation for my lilies to bloom just to have the deer snip them off at the time just before they were to open!
Wow! Oh, Deborah! How lovely! You take the best photographs.
ReplyDeleteSO beautiful!!!!
ReplyDeleteThey're beautiful!!! It makes all your hard work in the garden worth it, although my garden is kind of neglected this year!
ReplyDeleteRenee, my gardens are very neglected this year too. They say for every baby you have you need to let at least one thing go. This year between the three girls and the heat, it's one of the many things I've had to let go. Thankfully, I have most perennials that are pretty hardy and self sufficient. The weeds are going to kill them in one or two summers of neglect! Just enjoy that handsome happy little guy of yours!!
ReplyDeleteYou grow these? Wow oh wow!
ReplyDeleteAnd for a spiritual analogy....no matter the storm that beats us up and tosses us around, God in his infinite wisdom and loving care will see us through....just as he does these gorgeous flowers. In His care we become the fragrance of Christ 2Corinthians 2:15. Charles Billingsley wrote these lyrics:
ReplyDeleteSweet aroma fill this place
Let us feel your warm embrace
Touch us with your healing grace
Let us see your holy face
Hold us so close by your side
Let us see your loving eyes
Take our wrongs and make them right
Breathe on us the breath of life
The fragrance of Christ
It breaks apart the strongholds of pride
And the hardest of hearts
It makes all the wounded whole and then starts
To open the senses to your goodness
It's the fragrance of Christ
At the start of every day
Fill my heart with perfect praise
With this offering I raise
A holy tribute to your name
Take my feet and lead me to
All the world or just a few
With everything I say and do
May the glory go to you
Repeat Chorus
Fresh anointing cover me
With a balm of purity
Make me a bouquet of honesty
I will hold your name up high
By the way I live my life
Let me be the fragrance of Christ
WOW! Those are fab. Thanks for posting the pics.
ReplyDeleteYou take the best photos! They are beautiful... We had some red ones growing, but after a storm that included hail they just got completely destroyed. I think one grew back, and now they're gone until next summer.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day!
Prayers,
~Michlyn
Beautiful Deborah.Simply beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThinking of you lots,
Kelly
Oh Deborah, GORGEOUS. That first picture took my breath away. Looks like it's glowing from within.
ReplyDeletebeautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing quite like a lily. They're not soft and beautiful like a rose or a peony. They're structurally perfect (a peony would have probably perished in a hard rain). Elegant. I love your photos... always!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Debbie
Those are STUNNING. I need to plant more flowers next year. I love how much colour they have and they must smell amazing to boot.
ReplyDeletePraying you are having a wonderful summer so far.
Blessings in Him<><
-Mary
Thanks for sharing this beauty with us. Lovely!
ReplyDeletexofrances
No word from you for a few days... everything okay?
ReplyDeleteJulie
Hi Julie,
ReplyDeleteAll is well. Just busy enjoying summer and suffering from writers block.
Blessings!
Deborah
Take your time :D
ReplyDeleteglad you're enjoying yourselves,
Julie
Lovely flower, nothing quite like it actually. I waited for weeks watching in anticipation for my lilies to bloom just to have the deer snip them off at the time just before they were to open!
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