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Blessings from God – Peanuts!

/ Bill Jones / 10 Comments

Peanut Field in Georgia

Well, along with the Cotton, they’re also harvesting peanuts around here. This is the field across the road from our house. The peanut plants were turned over a few days ago and are now dry and ready to harvest.

Peanuts Closeup

Above is a closeup of the dried peanuts. And below is the harvester that picks up the vines and separates out the peanuts.

Peanut Harvester

Our gracious Lord has provided thousands of plants in abundance that give us food and clothing. And an extra blessing with peanuts is the chance to have some Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups!

“How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights. For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light.”  Psalms 36:7-9 ESV

Blessings from God – The Shirts on our Backs

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Cotton Field in Georgia

I see on the Weather Channel and in quite a few blogs that it has already been snowing in a lot of places. Here in south Georgia, we do have some fields of white. But, they’re white from the cotton that’s being harvested.

Cotton Close Up

Another amazing blessing from our Lord. A plant that has fibers that can be spun into thread, that can then be made into shirts and hundreds of other things. And somewhere along the line, He gave somebody the brain to think and figure out how to do that.

And He gave us brains to think on even greater things:

“We have thought on your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of your temple.” Psalms 48:9 ESV 

Blessings from God – Memories and Hope

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Garden Shot

It wasn’t that many months ago – and, it doesn’t look like this now. But, it was a wonderful blessing while it lasted and now I can look forward to next year. That’s the way our God is – we can look forward to blessings because He has provided in the past – and will continue.

“Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” Psalms 90:1-2

Blessings from God – Moon Flowers

/ Bill Jones / 2 Comments

Moon Flower with Bugs

I found this one hiding in the bushes out behind the garden. I didn’t think we would have any this year but there it was! (and actually another one is now blooming on the fence.)

I don’t know what kind of bugs are on the flower, but it doesn’t really matter. It’s still spectacular. And wonderful is appropriate too. It’s one of the wonderful things our Lord has done.

“I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.” Psalms 9:1 ESV