by Amelia Avila | Mar 26, 2026 | Devotional
One of my least favorite seasons of the year is winter – dreary gray landscapes, biting cold winds, and lonely, naked trees. Outdoor walks require preparation, layers of clothing, and a little bit of grit, or maybe a lot of grit! It’s hard to believe at these...
by Don Freeman | Mar 21, 2026 | Devotional
Ahh, Spring! This season shouting its blossoming arrival that winter has once more been banished and the way has been cleared for Summer to rev up its engines. It’s these yearly rhythms that start me reminiscing about my halcyon school days, my teachers, my fellow...
by Don Freeman | Apr 23, 2024 | Devotional
In Virginia every spring, there’s a big event called Garden Week. During these seven days, in various pockets of the state, local garden committees prepare for this annual extravaganza. It includes tours of a few private homes with wildly creative flower arrangements...
by Don Freeman | Oct 11, 2022 | Devotional
To autumn aficionados, it’s that first intake of a certain crispness in the air, the paler sky, the upcoming majesty of fall leaves that speaks of it. To winter enthusiasts, it’s the dark blue/gray of the sky, that heavy stillness promising snow that quietly but...
by Don Freeman | Mar 4, 2021 | Devotional
‘In like a lion, out like a lamb.’ This is the folklore adage concerning weather in this month of March and is often cited in the Farmer’s Almanac. Growing up in Canada, March was one of those maddeningly unpredictable months. Cold winds, snowstorms, spring rains, mud...
