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Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

0 posted 2003-05-14 02:31 PM

When I Am In My Garden

When I am in my garden,
I so often think of God
And ponder on creation,
As I'm breaking up the sod.

Each seed I plant, I water,
Then take time to watch it grow,
As He must watch from Heaven,
O'er His people, here below!

Then the plants require tending
And they all have varied needs.
Found in the garden's bounty,
There are always pesky weeds!

When I am in the garden,
It's an excellent time to pray.
Reminds me of His blessings
And I'm kneeling anyway!

Betty Lou Hebert

[This message has been edited by Trillium (05-14-2003 02:32 PM).]

Joyce Johnson

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since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

1 posted 2003-05-14 02:41 PM

Lovely words Betty and so true. I think he is close to us in the garden. Love, Joyce

Lighthousebob
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since 2000-06-14

Posts 4725
California

2 posted 2003-05-14 03:23 PM

(Big Smiles!!!) Since your down on your knees anyway, you just as well give time to prayer. I really like that idea a lot. Thanks for sharing a bit of your gardening experience here with us too and may God bless you and your garden most abundantly.

-Bob

Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

3 posted 2003-05-14 04:55 PM

Joyce: I agree that one can feel very close to God in a garden. (I wish the skunk would go away however!!)

Betty Lou Hebert

Trillium

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Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

4 posted 2003-05-14 04:57 PM

Hi Bob: Thanks for reading. I enjoyed your comments. It's strictly flower gardening now. I gave up on trying to raise much with the short growing season we have here. But the flowers are beautiful and do well!

Betty Lou Hebert

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

5 posted 2003-05-15 02:41 PM

(smiles) Oh Betty, this is beautiful, sweet friend, yes, I've been working in my garden the past three days with my mom and it also reminds me of God because when we plant flowers, it reminds me of Him giving birth to His son and how we are giving life of our own, then when watering the flowers, it is like Him nurturing us all with love and kindness, and pulling the weeds is like protecting our children! (kiss on cheek) God Bless You and your garden everyday, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Betty, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

Underneath your clothes, there's an endless story

***Shakira***

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El_Campeador
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since 2003-01-29

Posts 761
Ohio, USA

6 posted 2003-05-15 02:45 PM

I enjoyed this...

“We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we can find in our travels is an honest friend.” –Robert Louis Stevenson

Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

7 posted 2003-05-15 07:28 PM

Noah: So nice to hear from you and good that you are working in your garden along with your mom. It always seems like such a special time to me too and I look forward to it every spring. Thanks for your response!

Betty Lou Hebert

Trillium

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Idaho, USA

8 posted 2003-05-15 07:29 PM

El_Campeador: Thank you for taking time to let me know you enjoyed the poem!

Betty Lou Hebert

LayItDown
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since 2003-05-17

Posts 94

9 posted 2003-05-18 08:40 PM

Reminiscent of that great old hymn. . .

I COME TO THE GARDEN ALONE
I come to the garden alone,
While the dew is still on the roses;
And the voice I hear, falling on my ear,
The Son of God discloses.

And He walks with me,
And He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known.

He speaks, and the sound of His voice
Is so sweet the birds hush their singing;
And the melody that He gave to me
Within my heart is ringing.

And He walks with me,
And He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known.

I'd stay in the garden with Him
Tho' the night around me be falling;
But He bids me go- thru' the voice of woe,
His voice to me is calling.

And He walks with me,
And He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known.

C. Austin Miles

Thanks for taking us back to the garden, I Come To The Garden Alone
I come to the garden alone,
While the dew is still on the roses;
And the voice I hear, falling on my ear,
The Son of God discloses.

And He walks with me,
And He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known.

He speaks, and the sound of His voice
Is so sweet the birds hush their singing;
And the melody that He gave to me
Within my heart is ringing.

And He walks with me,
And He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known.

I'd stay in the garden with Him
Tho' the night around me be falling;
But He bids me go- thru' the voice of woe,
His voice to me is calling.

And He walks with me,
And He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known.

C. Austin Miles

Thanks for taking us back to the garden. Trillium.

Love,
LayItDown

Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

10 posted 2003-05-18 10:33 PM

LayItDown: Thanks so much for sending me the hymn, which is one of my favorites. I am glad to have it in its entirety. I'm printing it out to keep.

Betty Lou Hebert

GG
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since 2002-12-03

Posts 3532
Lost in thought

11 posted 2003-05-19 06:58 AM

This is beautiful!
Made me think of that same song that LayitDown shared.. which sadly always makes me cry, too many funerals I guess. And it also reminds me of the verse
Psalm 147:6
"The LORD sustains the humble
but casts the wicked to the ground."
so fitting!
Thank you for sharing this

Always, Alyssa

- And so it was that time stood still -
(blink, breathe, stand, fight)

Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

12 posted 2003-05-19 02:36 PM

Alyssa: Thanks for responding to this poem.
Alone in the Garden, makes me cry too, but I still love it. I always have trouble singing it, because it makes me so emotional. Thanks for sharing your feelings.

Betty Lou Hebert

LayItDown
Member

since 2003-05-17

Posts 94

13 posted 2003-05-20 08:40 AM

I can remember hearing the song come from my grandmother's bedroom during her time of prayer.

Love,
LayItDown

Joyce Johnson

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since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

14 posted 2003-05-20 01:47 PM

This was my daddy's favorite hymn. It was sung at his funeral, at Mom's and I think perhaps all of our family funerals. Joyce

Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

15 posted 2003-05-21 12:27 PM

LayItDown: Thanks for sharing your memories of your grandmother and the hymn, I Come to the Garden
Alone.

Betty Lou Hebert

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Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

16 posted 2003-05-21 12:29 PM

Joyce: Thanks for sharing! It really is a beautiful hymn.

Betty Lou Hebert

mysticpoe
Senior Member

since 2003-02-28

Posts 883

17 posted 2003-05-21 03:52 PM

Extremely witty, true and enyojable. Very nice poem. God Bless!!

mysticpoe

Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

18 posted 2003-05-21 06:23 PM

mysticpoe: Thanks for reading and I enjoyed your comments.

Betty Lou Hebert

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