tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post1602935001886664350..comments2018-02-18T08:41:39.235-08:00Comments on BettieG'sRAseasons: The Gardener SeesBettieGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01184677704960428160noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-27407319803073211732017-05-18T20:06:22.775-07:002017-05-18T20:06:22.775-07:00Thank you for your love and understanding! Yes, th...Thank you for your love and understanding! Yes, that prednisone is not our first choice, is it? But thank the Lord that He helps us to do what is necessary in the care of these tents we dwell in. You are in my prayers, Dear RA/Fibro Sister! Blessings and Love to you too!BettieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184677704960428160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-84084486481345718012017-05-18T16:14:48.544-07:002017-05-18T16:14:48.544-07:00The dreaded prednisone. IBe been working on reduci...The dreaded prednisone. IBe been working on reducing my dosage for 4 years. I'm down from 40mg/day to 1 or 2 per day! God bless as you keep that RA under control. With love!Mandy Dawson Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581621921983292104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-72547302217011791382017-05-13T21:10:25.799-07:002017-05-13T21:10:25.799-07:00Thank you for hosting a great and inviting link-up...Thank you for hosting a great and inviting link-up! I am grateful for the beauty that God brings our way! Blessings to you!BettieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184677704960428160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-24489391088579866322017-05-13T19:15:30.125-07:002017-05-13T19:15:30.125-07:00Such a good reminder that we need to always look f...Such a good reminder that we need to always look for the beauty in everything.Thanks for sharing at Literacy Musing Mondays hope to see you next week.<br />Connie<br />frugallivingonthewatkinsranch.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275164585460071746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-13729246475039008832017-05-13T18:57:04.431-07:002017-05-13T18:57:04.431-07:00Dear Victor,
Thank you for the encouragement that ...Dear Victor,<br />Thank you for the encouragement that you bring along with your words! I hope that you and your family are having a beautiful spring! I appreciate your prayers, and may God Bless you!BettieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184677704960428160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-76825230211302513042017-05-13T14:51:29.349-07:002017-05-13T14:51:29.349-07:00Thank you very much for visiting my blog today and...Thank you very much for visiting my blog today and for leaving a comment there. I have responded on my blog.<br /><br />Praying for you. God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-89634946091205457842017-05-12T08:52:10.921-07:002017-05-12T08:52:10.921-07:00Dear Cheryl,
Thank you for the kind words that you...Dear Cheryl,<br />Thank you for the kind words that you always bring to me! Isn't Jesus so precious to us--giving HIS gifts to us all along our pathway? Thank you for being one of those gifts to me! Blessings, Love and Hugs to you!BettieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184677704960428160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-66247073076075566382017-05-11T21:04:18.284-07:002017-05-11T21:04:18.284-07:00So beautiful, sweet friend. It is just like you t...So beautiful, sweet friend. It is just like you to find beauty where others see only ashes. God bless you always. You are such a dear blessing to me!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891257905649460436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-59076697943853136132017-05-11T11:58:34.030-07:002017-05-11T11:58:34.030-07:00Dear Lisa,
Oh I am glad that you were able to plan...Dear Lisa,<br />Oh I am glad that you were able to plant more flowers! One can never have too many flowers, is always my thought. They help to cover over those weeds! :-) And yes, I am so thankful that "God still names who I am" even today when pain has flared up. Thank you for your sweet thoughts here today! Blessings to you also!BettieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184677704960428160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-68943470139557257862017-05-11T11:55:20.998-07:002017-05-11T11:55:20.998-07:00Hi Valerie,
Yes, so many pictures of God's Gra...Hi Valerie,<br />Yes, so many pictures of God's Grace in the gardens--all speaking of His "work through creation and His work in us." I have so appreciated your way of seeing God in those moments of your travels also! Isn't God so good to find so many different ways to speak to us? Love to you, my friend! xoxoBettieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184677704960428160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-76370372202630604862017-05-11T11:50:13.436-07:002017-05-11T11:50:13.436-07:00Dear Joy,
Oh, yes, dear friend, I so appreciate yo...Dear Joy,<br />Oh, yes, dear friend, I so appreciate your prayers on this, one of those pain filled days! I know that you understand so well--I am glad that we can share in that longing to be filled with more of His Vision to find beauty in our days. What fun to know that your son is enjoying those episodes also! Even tho we are a world apart, there are places of beauty to be shared there too! I always look forward to any photos that you share of those hidden glimmer that catch your eye my friend! Gentle Hugs and Blessings to you also! xoxoBettieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184677704960428160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-3311183599182001552017-05-11T11:44:30.799-07:002017-05-11T11:44:30.799-07:00Yes, Meg, I wish that show was easier to get to ov...Yes, Meg, I wish that show was easier to get to over here also! So far I have only found episodes on Youtube now and then! I hope you can catch a few minutes of one! Love you too, sweet friend!BettieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184677704960428160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-91918989348845857182017-05-11T07:49:28.127-07:002017-05-11T07:49:28.127-07:00I've planted more flowers this year so it'...I've planted more flowers this year so it's been a fun activity to stroll through the yard every few days to see what is growing. Weeds continue to be the most hardy thing. ha. Love this, Bettie: "I am finding that God still names who I am in the deep places of my heart." Blessings to you!Lisa notes...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-4999654925083726382017-05-11T07:41:28.905-07:002017-05-11T07:41:28.905-07:00Hi Bettie,
There's so much beauty for so many ...Hi Bettie,<br />There's so much beauty for so many parts of our lives to be gleaned from gardening, isn't there? The seasons, the dirt, the blooms, all speak of God's work through creation and his work in us. I love your call to us to look for beauty overlooked in our lives, for there are many things we overlook in our haste to get through our days. Love to you, friend! xoValerie Siscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235325506474887234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-91914386371749034022017-05-11T04:54:16.546-07:002017-05-11T04:54:16.546-07:00Dear Bettie, I smiled at the thought of you watchi...Dear Bettie, I smiled at the thought of you watching Gardener's World! Our tiny garden doesn't warrant any great attention, so we rarely catch this programme. However, our elder son and wife (whose plot is graced by lawn, flowers, shrubs, trees, vegetables, ponds and frogs!)) have a great appreciation for it and are avid viewers. But I do love visiting them to enjoy the scenery and take a photograph or two.<br />Your haiku really spoke to me. One unexpected gift of having a rather confined, constrained life due to chronic illness is how it seems to heighten our appreciation of those seemingly small things we used to take for granted beforehand. I love the opportunity to look for beauty in the everyday, and seeing it in unlikely things. <br />Your lovely poetic words here are especially poignant:<br /><br />"I want to open my eyes<br />In the drab days<br />I want to hear music<br />In the plain songs<br /><br />For there is a beauty<br />All around me<br />Even in the dreary<br />A singing for the soul<br />In every darkened day."<br /><br />I see you already achieving these things, and long for them too. May the light and beauty you see restore hope and joy on the darker, weaker, pain filled days. Holding you in my heart and prayers, sweet friend. Gentle hugs to you! xoxo<br />Joy Lentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-26566435367657714602017-05-10T20:36:40.748-07:002017-05-10T20:36:40.748-07:00I didn't know this show existed, Bettie. I wou...I didn't know this show existed, Bettie. I would SO watch it! I love your words today. "A singing for the soul." - YES! Love you sweet friend!!!Meg Weyerbacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138890324047342747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-78523766477787385922017-05-09T12:13:14.894-07:002017-05-09T12:13:14.894-07:00Oh, thank you Sue! Yes, those pretty kitchen store...Oh, thank you Sue! Yes, those pretty kitchen stores have proven dangerous to me in the past too! I am a sucker for a new bar of soap and a pretty dishtowel any day! :) I think we need those small treats to keep our hearts looking up. Blessings to you!BettieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184677704960428160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-9550305677877359542017-05-09T12:10:36.462-07:002017-05-09T12:10:36.462-07:00Dear Trudy,
I did think of you when I posted anoth...Dear Trudy,<br />I did think of you when I posted another picture of a frog this week! :-) I am glad that we can share that love of nature. Our Lord surely is that Master Artist! What a great joy to be able to pray for each other through these days that sometimes are dark, to be able to see the beauty there. Love and Hugs to you Dear Sister! xoBettieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184677704960428160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-89140033632318736512017-05-09T12:08:20.186-07:002017-05-09T12:08:20.186-07:00I find beauty on dish racks and stove tops. I love...I find beauty on dish racks and stove tops. I love a pretty pan or casserole full of color and a fine feel. I really need to stay out of TJ Maxx or Home Goods. But sometimes I treat myself. Hope you are feeling well today!Sue Donaldsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425133116956122238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-19201879227322734892017-05-09T12:06:14.163-07:002017-05-09T12:06:14.163-07:00What a wonderful idea to leave a natural area! Tha...What a wonderful idea to leave a natural area! That wildlife is so important to the overall health of the whole garden, isn't it? Thank you for your kind words, Victor! God Bless you too!BettieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184677704960428160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-79877504814808765122017-05-09T09:15:41.594-07:002017-05-09T09:15:41.594-07:00These thoughts resonate in my heart, Bettie. I fin...These thoughts resonate in my heart, Bettie. I find nothing drab or dull in nature either. I am often fascinated not only with the uniqueness of creatures, but also in such things as the creative twisting and knotting of an old dead trunk. God is the greatest Artist of all! I also identify with the yearning of your heart in the poem - <br />"For there is a beauty<br />All around me<br />Even in the dreary<br />A singing for the soul<br />In every darkened day."<br />I am longing for it with you, my friend. Love and hugs to you!<br />Trudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179372917600231306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-85223324094798102552017-05-09T00:28:19.175-07:002017-05-09T00:28:19.175-07:00I've left a small area at the end of the garde...I've left a small area at the end of the garden to grow wild to attract wildlife such as frogs, hedgehogs and insects.<br /><br />This is an inspiring post, Bettie. Thanx.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-10658264397777921812017-05-08T19:23:24.833-07:002017-05-08T19:23:24.833-07:00Oh, thank you for such a kind thought! I am learni...Oh, thank you for such a kind thought! I am learning that poetry opens a heart to look for that kind of beauty. Thank you for stopping by here!BettieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184677704960428160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-82745897492941039992017-05-08T19:16:52.260-07:002017-05-08T19:16:52.260-07:00Only a person with a beautiful heart can see beaut...Only a person with a beautiful heart can see beauty where others see plain and drab.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123043706114460279.post-32109156497630493372017-05-08T19:09:07.869-07:002017-05-08T19:09:07.869-07:00Dear Gayl,
I'm glad you found some beauty here...Dear Gayl,<br />I'm glad you found some beauty here! :-) I am asking the Lord to show me how He sees things, and sees beyond the plain and drab outer trappings. I couldn't resist another cute little frog picture! Blessings, Love and hugs to you too, dear sister/poet/friend! xoxoBettieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184677704960428160noreply@blogger.com