Monthly Archives: February 2017

What a dilemma to be in -- to want to go to heaven, but to still be needed on earth.  Paul says in Philippians 1:23-24, “I am hard pressed between the two.  My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.  But to remain in the flesh is more necessary [...]

Two years ago my parents gave me some Iris bulbs to plant in an empty patch between some Boxwood bushes at the front of the house.  I planted them in the fall, gave them water, frequently made sure no critters had disturbed them, and waited until spring for them to start pushing their green shoots [...]