Hopping Down the Bunny Trail

I spent a good portion of the day Thursday cleaning the back yard flower beds. I was delighted to find that several of my Iris bulbs had bloomed for the first time. A very sweet person gave them to me... I can't wait to tell her how pretty they are. We have a third of an acre. Our home sets on a high knoll (although you'd never know it from the front street). The house wraps around the swimming pool and flower beds in an L shape. The master bedroom is close to the spa. (it's great at night to go there and slip down into the warm water!)

I love the view from the far end of the pool which overlooks the back yard (which really isn't a yard but more like a woods). A six foot high retaining wall with a flower bed and hanging vines,separates the house, pool, grill and concrete patios from the area below.

We go to this area by strolling along a winding path... past bird feeders, bird bath and flowering plants down a slight incline to a natural looking dry rock creek which curves and turns until it disappears. All the grand kids love exploring this area! We hop (at least the grand kids hop) across the large boulders to continue following the path up another small knoll. The path ends there among the 20 Oak trees. Flowering Cherry trees, Crape Myrtles, and Japanese Maples hang over the rocks and plants. Lots of other plants grow between the Oak trees and boulders all in keeping with the natural woods-like setting.

My plan is to hide Easter eggs under the plants along the path... my very own bunny trail! I can't wait!

Hebrews 11 is well known as the faith chapter in the bible. "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." By faith Abel... by faith Noah... by faith Abraham... through faith Sarah... Issac... Jacob... Joseph... and on and on. By faith Christ rose from the grave.

By faith... this grand mother... seeks always to be the best she can be. The best wife, the best mother, the best grand mother... through faith and redemption. Working in the garden allows me time to reflect. My thoughts are lifted upward... I listen to the singing of the birds. My eyes take in the beauty around me... I smell the scents of the earth and plants. My faith is renewed as I behold the growth of spring bulbs planted years ago and I find joy in their colors.

By faith... I pray for my beautiful grand children... faith... hope... courage... May they grow to be the best they can be. They bring me such joy. By faith... may I inspire and lead them... be there when they need me.

Happy Easter! Happy Spring! (it's almost here!)