By Debra Torres Our sunflower house was the highlight of our vegetable garden this year. Long ago, I learned how to grow one from a library book, but my first attempt was a flop. Last spring, my daughter and I decided to try again and carefully mapped out the space. We cut holes about 6 inches apart in our black plastic making a perfect square and leaving room for a door. Then we shared jobs digging holes and planting small handfuls of sunflower seeds into each. It wasn’t long after that when hardy leaves began to poke up and each hole had 5 or 6 bright, healthy looking seedlings. But like most plants, the sunflowers had another admirers who had a taste for them -- especially my archenemy -- the slug. One night my daughter and I would enjoy the growth of the sunflowers and the next, I’d go out to the garden to see ... Click here to read more Who is God? God is the only one who can help us stand strong in spiritual warfare. Because of what Jesus did on the cross for you and me, we are able to stand up against Satan's attacks. But be careful to remember it is only through Jesus that the devil is defeated. We cannot do this on our own.
By Debra Torres
The fluffy barn cat seemed pleased with herself that morning when she jumped the old farm fence and climbed on top of one of my neighbor’s many bluebird houses. I’ve enjoyed seeing the bluebirds flying around this spring, and I’m grateful to my neighbor for providing a safe harbor for them to build their nests. But there was that cat … my cat sitting on top one of her bluebird houses practically licking its lips. Ugh! I had just started working out on my exercise bike that morning, when I spotted the cat out the window. And I knew exactly what she was thinking. When Mama or Papa bluebird came to rescue their nest, she’d be waiting with sharpened claws. Jumping off my bike, I ran out ... Click here to read more "Who is God?" Are God and Satan equal? No way! |
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