Tag Archives: trees

Spring Glory

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Myrna Folkert

Hasn’t it been absolutely beautiful lately? Here’s some pictures I snapped of the beautiful trees, bushes and flowers we have enjoyed the last few weeks as Michigan comes alive. Please share Bible verses which go with these photographs. I’d love … Continue reading →

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Aroma of Christ

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Myrna Folkert

On walks or bike rides, I take many pictures of trees, bushes and flowers. It never ceases to amaze me how a grand transition takes place every spring from the gray and brown, to tinges of green, and finally into … Continue reading →

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My Dad…

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Myrna Folkert

My dad was a hard-working farmer who loved to talk to people. I can’t remember him ever telling me in words that he loved me. Hugging was also not really done in my family. My old-fashioned Dutch dad was very … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Miller…an unforgettable teacher…and another in the series on trees…

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Myrna Folkert

A tree can have such special meanings and purposes. You might ask what that has to do with a woman named Mrs. Miller. I have a schefflera tree sitting in my dining room which has endured. If you know me, … Continue reading →

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If a tree could talk, the stories it could tell… Part 2

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Myrna Folkert

That old tree. It held many a child in the length of it’s years…   As long as I can remember, that towering tree spread it’s branches over us. It stood across the street from my own farmhouse. A bunch … Continue reading →

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If a tree could talk, the stories it could tell…

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Myrna Folkert

The trees in the backyard were “clapping.” It was a very icy morning in December, when all the branches on the trees were swaying back and forth in the breeze. It was making a sound akin to someone haphazardly playing … Continue reading →

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