Iris From My Friend

"I know, O LORD, that thy judgements are right,
and that thou in faithfulness has afflicted me."

Psalm 119:75

Woodland Hyacinth

"He that loveth pureness of heart,

for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend."

Proverbs 22:11

The Common Violet

"The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer:

my God, my strength, in whom I will trust."

Psalm 18:2

Bright Daffodils

"But I am poor and needy,

yet the Lord thinketh upon me:"

Psalm 40:17

Pansies

"Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD:

Let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me."

Psalm 40:ll

Macomb, Illinois

"But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully."

 II Cor. 9:6

"LORD, make me to know my end, and the measure of my days, what it is:

that I may know how frail I am."

"But the salvation of the rightious is of the LORD:

he is their strength in the time of trouble."

Psalm 37:39

Garden Pictures

Here are a few pictures  from my garden I wanted to share with you.  I marvel at how each flower so beautifully reflects the creative genius  who made them and wakes them up every spring.

"Who is like unto thee, O LORD, amongst the gods?

 Who is like thee, glorious in holiness,

 fearful in praises doing wonders?"

Exodus 15:11

"Many are the afflictions of the righteous:

but the LORD delivereth him out of them all."

 Psam 34:19

"For with thee is the fountain of life:

in thy light shall we see light."

Psalm 36:9

"The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good." Proverbs 15:3

"Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us:

according as we hope in thee."

Psalm 33:22

"Let all the earth fear the LORD:

let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him." 

Psalm 33:8