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"RAINSTORM - EVENING BY THE RIVER by Ruth Bonneville Sometimes in the midst of confusion lies some answers. Like when you look up into the sky and see the cloud..."

"The Arabs have an interesting proverb, which says, "to have sunshine and only sunshine, is to have a desert." This is a parable of life. Both sun and rain are..."

"A plant native to Mexico which flowers every 20 years in the wild was planted in the University of Oxford botanic garden in England in 1894. There it grew to s..."

"Did you know that there is a river in South America that was once called the “river of doubt?” Did it exist or didn’t it? And if it did, where was it? Then ..."

"Have you ever seen a crab apple tree blooming in the spring? What a sight! Later in the summer you can enjoy the delicious apples. As I write this meditation..."

"There are two seas in the Holy Land. The Sea of Galilee is one of the lands most beautiful features. Fed by the Jordan River it irrigates fertile valleys and ..."

"“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. “But his..."

"Two brothers throwing rocks at bee hives. The owner catches them in the act and calmly asks them to put on a bee-keepers veil and offers to teach them all abou..."

"Smell the Roses – Lucy Banks I’m so tired and weary Life’s cares have got me down There’s griefs and heartaches All over town Just stop and take a minute To s..."

"My grandchildren noticed tiny little green balls on a cottonwood tree, as we were taking a walk one day on our holidays. Inquisitively they opened the balls an..."

"One time while talking to my neighbour I noticed a bird trying hard to catch a pretty yellow butterfly. As it was trying very hard, a second bird came along an..."