Way In

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Denise CraneAugust 27, 2024Theme LVII, The Signs of the Way, Pilgrimage, Contemplative Stance, contemplative stance, Denise CraneComment

Containers

I suspect I will continue to learn lessons from my attempts to grow things. At least I hope I will. I think nature is a great teacher if we can stop and pay attention.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJuly 26, 2023Lessons from the Garden, Theme XLVIII, gardenComment

Rosemary

When we originally put landscaping around the pool that we had saved up to build, the landscaper put in two rosemary bushes.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJuly 19, 2023Lessons from the Garden, Theme XLVIII, gardenComment

Squash

The year I planted cucumbers I had visions of sturdy vines and helping my grandchildren play “hide and seek” for cucumbers.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJuly 12, 2023Lessons from the Garden, Theme XLVIII, gardenComment

Cucumbers

The year I planted cucumbers I had visions of sturdy vines and helping my grandchildren play “hide and seek” for cucumbers.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJune 28, 2023Lessons from the Garden, Theme XLVIII, gardenComment

Plant Selection

In my planning for what to grow in our yard here in Texas, I have finally started to crack the code on what to consider.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJune 27, 2023Lessons from the Garden, Theme XLVIII, gardenComment

Wanna Be

I am a “wanna be” gardener. I say that knowing that I have not turned my black thumb into a green thumb yet, but I am headed in a better direction.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJune 20, 2023Lessons from the Garden, Theme XLVIII, gardenComment

Zentry Part 3

Many of us have had an experience with rescuing a dog.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneApril 27, 2022Zentry, Veritas Canis, Denise CraneComment

Zentry Part 2

It seems like a long time ago since I first wrote about Zentry.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneApril 20, 2022Zentry, Veritas Canis, Denise CraneComment

Zentry

For those of you who can recall my earlier observations of our family dog pack, you may recall that between the one dog in our home and the dogs of our grown children, we had six dogs in our collective pack.

Devotional, Wisdom for the Way, Inter-ThemeDenise CraneDecember 29, 2021Theme XXXVI, Zentry, Veritas CanisComment

Nikki

I have saved Nikki’s story for last. In a way, it is the hardest for me to capture because Nikki is my dog.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneAugust 18, 2021Veritas Canis, Denise Crane, Theme XXXIIIComment

Nugget

My daughter and her husband adopted Nugget when he was two. Nugget is not the brightest bulb in our pack. In fact, I call him the “50 First Dates” dog.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneAugust 11, 2021Veritas Canis, Denise Crane, Theme XXXIIIComment

Tank

Tank is one of the senior members of our pack. He is also the smartest dog we have ever had in any version of our pack.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneAugust 4, 2021Veritas Canis, Denise Crane, Theme XXXIIIComment

Duke

Duke is the largest member of our pack. He’s a black Lab mix weighing in at around ninety-five pounds (currently under orders to trim down some).

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJuly 28, 2021Veritas Canis, Denise Crane, Theme XXXIIIComment

Basher

Basher is one of the rescues in our pack that we got to name. He is also the only dog that didn’t come from some sort of rescue/shelter agency.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJuly 21, 2021Veritas Canis, Denise Crane, Theme XXXIIIComment

Tulip

I have the great privilege to live near both of my adult children. Each of the three households contains dogs as part of the family.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJuly 14, 2021Veritas Canis, Denise Crane, Theme XXXIIIComment

Pizza with Jesus

In doing more thinking about how we choose to evolve or entrench in our theological interpretations, I was speaking to a friend of mine who has been doing some work with women who are moving out of sex trafficking.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneMay 5, 2021reading the Bible, Theme XXX, Denise CraneComment