by bethwestcott | May 5, 2021 | Inspiration, Nature and Creation, Our words, Thoughts
ROOTED AND GROUNDED: PLANTING SEEDS A seed contains the all the genetic information to produce another plant like the one from which it came. Isn’t it amazing how a tiny seed sprouts and grows into a plant many times larger and more complex? An acorn, a larger seed,...
by bethwestcott | Jan 25, 2021 | Devotional, Inspiration, Our words, Thoughts
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold In settings of silver.” Proverbs 25:11 2020 was a difficult and unsettling year, which included a pandemic and a divisive national election. Harsh rhetoric and half-truths stirred up anger and strife, even among followers of...
by bethwestcott | Dec 24, 2020 | Thoughts
THE POINSETTIA There is a Mexican legend that a poor Mexican girl named Pepita had no gift for the Baby Jesus for her church’s Christmas Eve service. Having nothing else, she picked a small bouquet of weeds and placed them at the bottom of the nativity scene....
by bethwestcott | Dec 14, 2020 | Devotional, Holiday, Inspiration, Thoughts
CHRISTMAS BELLS When you think of bells at Christmastime, what comes to mind? Jingle bells? Sleigh bells? Church bells? Hand bells? Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote his poem “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” during a time of deep personal and national turmoil. The...
by bethwestcott | Sep 9, 2020 | Fun, Nature and Creation, Thoughts
A recent visit to Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, NY, reminded me how much I love giraffes. Do you have a favorite wild animal? A granddaughter requested a giraffe story for her birthday several years ago. I did some research because I wanted the story to be...
by bethwestcott | Aug 6, 2020 | Hope, Inspiration, Thoughts
Now this was unexpected! I planted sunflower seeds during the month of May. Like many flower-lovers, I looked forward to having sunflowers this year. They add a bright and bold accent to the landscape in mid-to-late summer here in New York, and they provide a...
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