April 2 – Proverbs 31:14

Proverbs 31:14 NIV She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar. This verse puzzles me. She is LIKE a merchant ship. Which goes out to other places and gets stuff and brings it back. Is it literally talking about food? Why is getting food from far away a virtue? Does that give you a varied diet? And what is the virtuous attitude? Not much light-shedding today! If you have some, shed it on me! To catch up on previous days, click here. For the story behind... Read More

A Hike Through Sonoran Desert Flowers

Missed you all the last couple of weeks! Our family has been on vacation, and away from cell phones and computers, so I’ve had no contact at all with the blog. We live right by a mountain park in Phoenix, and I regularly hike the trails there. This is supposed to be wildflower season for us, and I thought I’d take my camera out and get a bunch of pictures. But with very little rainfall this winter–even by our desert standards–only the most faithful plants... Read More