Scatter Seeds

"The spirit sends us forth to serve, to scatter joy like seed,
and all our days, to cherish life, to do the loving deed."
~ from a church bulletin

My friend Janet in Iowa sent me this quote from her church bulletin. She was a source of the good discussions we had during our little reunion a few weeks back. As routine soon returns to my life, I have a good mindset. I am ready to go back to work—well, not really if truth be told—but I will not return kicking and whining about the departure of summer days.

I have a number of ideas for fall activities and I do wish to serve in a variety of capacities. I guess because that will be how I scatter joy like seeds to plant a stunning flower bed like my friend Nancy did in the above photo. If those flowers represented how much joy could be sown, life would indeed be very good. I cherish life. I wake up every day, expecting miracles. My desire is to do the loving deed and to lay my head on my pillow every evening hoping that God will say, “well done, good and faithful servant.”

Peace,

Suzanne