I’ll probably delete this in the morning.
Years ago I tried doing a daily art piece or comic that I put on Instagram. It lasted about 30 days. Here’s one of those since I haven’t had time to do anything remotely artsy lately. Of course, you may look at the item below and say to yourself “This isn’t remotely artsy either.” That would be fair.
Not artsy, but definitely true.
Deleting blog posts keeps me minimally flexible as a writer. In the morning.
Gluttony! I can’t say I’ve ever heard a sermon on gluttony, but there’s plenty in the Bible about it. I struggle with self-control when it comes to eating, so it’s an area where I need a great deal of prayer and encouragement. We all have our thorn in the flesh, right? It keeps us humble and directs our gaze to the Lord.
Here are a couple quotes I wrote in my Commonplace Book to keep them at hand.
Gluttony is the fool’s impulse to say “again, again,” when it is not time for “again.” …gluttony is not a problem of excessive pleasure. It’s a problem of pleasure that never reaches its fulfillment. …The God who gave limits to the tides has also given limits to our stomachs. …We can eat with thanksgiving and get the full spectrum of what a meal has to offer, or we can dive our heads into a shallow bowl of pleasure, demanding repetition.
Tilly Dillehay, from the book Broken Bread
…if you have goals of developing self-control – a spiritual end – through spiritual and physical means, then fasting may be one way to approach that. Part of self-control is knowing what it feels like to tell our bodies no when we are used to telling them yes.
Tilly Dillehay, from the same book.
Those are some meaty quotes! I’ve given you quite a bit to chew on (sorry for all the food references – I can’t seem to help it).
Here’s one last quote from my book that will put hope in your heart and a spring in your step.
The LORD God is a sun and shield;
The LORD will give grace and glory;
No good thing will He withhold
from those who walk uprightly.
Psalm 84:11
I’ll probably delete this in the morning unless I’m busy doing something else, which frequently happens. In fact, if you were to fact check all this deleting that I talk about…
I wonder if anyone ever had girl twins that they named Flora and Fauna? Surely somebody has done it by now. Flora probably wouldn’t mind, but Fauna (poor girl) might wish her parents hadn’t been so whimsical.
Be that as it may, I have gotten off track already. My intention is to show you some of the Flora and Fauna I’ve captured with my camera on our property lately. There might be a poem at the end, so persevere.
I think she noticed the camera and is posing for me. You tell your stories and I’ll tell mine.
Why are rabbits so adorable? It makes it hard to hate them when they eat up your lettuces and such.
I realize that this is neither flora nor fauna, but it sets the stage for what comes next, which involves fauna.
We have a perfectly good bird bath, but this bird preferred our fountain. First he got his bearings. And then…
…he took a splish-splash bath! ‘Twas quite exciting on a quiet afternoon. And now for the flora part of this tour.
The clematis are glorious! Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Ukrainian Irises have raised their showy purple/blue heads in triumph over the perennial garden, saying “The garden party can start now!” And indeed, it has.
The Monarda is more demure, making a quiet statement of beauty.
These guys (how could I have forgotten their name?) are ready to burst into bloom.
The coneflowers are biding their time. “What’s the rush?” I heard them saying to the irises.
Flora and Fauna
Are God’s primadonnas.
In the backyard choir,
None sing higher.
With feathers and fur,
And petals galore,
It’s a fabulous show –
Get outside and go!
I’ll probably have to delete this Blora and Bauna post in the morning.
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