Beyond the Garden Gate

  I was gifted with this necklace my 1st year at @mops_international. All I can do is stare in amazement, the Holy Spirit is constantly talking to us, guiding us, but are we listening? Are we open to receiving His guidance? Are we too bussy with nonimportant and wordly things? Do we know and feel the pull to do something but are too comfortable? Are we willing to set aside the “easy” and do the thing we know we should be doing? What we are called and made for? Are we willing to put on the armor even though it requires sacrifice, being uncomfortable, doing the hard thing, going against the world, being attacked for and criticized? Remember we are not of this world… What is He calling you to? What is He asking of you? How can you be the hands and feet of Jesus in this broken world? We all got a key with the word “fire” and different pendants… how amazing mine says “be the light” Ephesians 6:10-18 New International Version The Armor of God 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his migh

  One of our favorite summer activities is going blueberry picking at a little U-pick parm we found in our town. Normally by this time the weather is crazy hot or smoky with fires but it has been a really pleasant summer so far, so pleasant that we didn’t have to go at the crack of dawn but last minute thought of it and were still able to pick buckets before it warmed up. The Oregon shade to sun 10° difference helps ofcourse, but when we saw our little one hiding under a bush munching on fist fulls of berries we knew it was time to pack up and go. She’s hiding under the bush I love blueberry picking even though it’s really challenging for me with slight color blindness (tints and shades) I can’t quite tell when they are actually ripe lol. I always thought blueberries were purple but turns out they are actually blue, that explains why I didn’t get why they called them BLUEberries before, so I guess it was me all along not being able to distinguish the color lol. I Found that out when my