About Considerations

Considerations is a place for Lilies of the Field, Inc. to write about various things; mostly spiritual things, although we might post about special events or things going on in our company. There is a motivation behind what we do at Lilies of the Field, Inc. and it is to express the life of God through beauty. The beauty God surrounds us with is unbounded and free, it is everywhere, just as God is. I suppose the beauty is just one way He expresses His nature, it is directly an expression of Him.

Send Portions to One Another

This morning I read about how the Jews in the time of Queen Esther were experiencing a difficult time that seemed certain to conclude in their destruction. Haman, the enemy of the Jews, had been experiencing growing favor with the king, and had succeeded in obtaining permission to try to exterminate them as a race…

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Letter of Love

There is a movement underway in which people are writing “love letters” to friends, relatives and total strangers. The object is to lift depression, bring encouragement, to bring healing and peace to those in need. It is a wonderful, God-inspired movement, because God is love. Join the movement, and pass it on. We at Lilies…

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Imagination

This will by no means be a catch-all spiritual article. I will merely be attempting to put into words some of the lessons I have learned in the past year. First of all, YOU are an individual Son of the Living God. You are a unique expression of the life of God, and you have…

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Echinacea

The Echinacea flower is one that has slipped my attention in our gardens until recently. It is an herb, or a plant that dies to the ground every year, and reproduces from its own seeds, which fall in the fall. This plant has a hearty green stem with long, skinny, hairy leaves and is not…

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Hollyhocks

Today at the Lilies’ gardens we have an abundance of Hollyhocks. Our original plants came from a nursery, as most of our plants do, but these have been extremely fruitful plants, reproducing from seed all over the garden. Hollyhocks are tall slender plants with leaves similar to grape leaves, with different lobes or sections. The…

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Guilt

Guilt is like a plague. It causes us to react to it and say: “I cannot be guilty of anything lest I be crushed and destroyed. Therefore I must guard against it by being ready to throw it off at every turn. I will examine every event and motive of everyone to be certain that…

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Jesus is Real

It is commonly said that “Jesus died to forgive your sin,” but why do I care? What does that mean today? In a society where Jesus increasingly seems irrelevant, what does it mean that Jesus took my sin? The Bible teaches us that death, sickness (slow death), poverty, and every kind of evil came into…

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Lilies’ Fall Catalog

Hello all, Lilies of the Field, Inc. has published its fall catalog! If you love gardens, flowers, or just creative artwork give this a look-see. The cover (front and back) is comprised of photos of our own gardens, from which come all of Jane’s beautiful creations. The catalog is featuring our ability to customize Thank…

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Fruit of the Vine

Let the natural beauty of the flowers bring life into your home and spirit through this elegant, timeless work of art. At first glance you might notice its simplicity, yet this print is full of warm detail and depth, all delicately captured and intricately formed into the fruit of life. A true heavenly creation awaits…

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Healing Gardens

The water is babbling through the creek, Rhododendrons are in bloom, white, violet, deep purple. Bright orange Azaleas, sky blue Lobelia, Pink Therese Bugnet set against green Ferns and Lilies.  There are some Forget-Me Nots and Jacob’s Ladder.  Carnations, Oregon Grape, Columbine, Astilbe, Geum, Geranium and Sweet Woodruf sprawl across the ground intermingling with one-another. …

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An Early Garden Update

Hi Friends, Well, I thought I would give a garden report here.  Spring came early for us this year – about the first two weeks of March.  It was lovely and warm, the snow was melting away on the paths, green grass was showing more each day and flower beds were showing their treasures as…

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Lift Off

It’s time for lift off Are you ready to go On the journey of a lifetime Through heaven’s door. Come up says the Father Come and see All the wonderful things here That fill eternity. The city of gold will open to you Her arms everlasting of all things true. There are mountains and rivers…

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Illusion vs. Reality

I read a story of a man who was in WWII in China. There were Chinese who were fighting alongside the American Troops. One Chinese man befriended the American Captain and somehow showed him to see through the eyes of God. God would never see war for He is Peace. He would see beauty where…

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By Grace

Grace is what we have as children of God, trough the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We now stand forgiven, cleansed, holy in the presence of God. No questions asked. Thank you Jesus!

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Joy in the Morning

My dear son who I love, came downstairs this morning as I was reading. This was his first appearance in new day. My greeting to him was “Hi sweetheart, how are you?” Then I heard His (God’s voice) speaking deep within: “You express love for your family in many words of endearment- each uniquely for…

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The Sweet Peas

You are in an enclosed garden. A gentle breeze blows, and sweetness fills your senses. It is like honey, roses, romance, gentle and strong at once. As you turn to see what wonders are about, a lanky green vine is before your eyes, covered in round blossoms of many colors, with a decided purple strain.…

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Believe Like a Child

A child doesn’t know “how” what he asks for will be given – he just asks, believes and receives. One big problem I see is the trying to figure out “how” these requests I make will happen. I need to “let” them happen. Luke 11:9, Mark 11:23,24, Luke 18:16,17

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A New Day

Today is a brand-new day.  The Christmas stockings are up, the tree is down.  I have put on my new clothes and begun a new life. Even the trees are clapping and shouting “Hooray!” You know that feeling you get when you arise out of bed and you have no memories of the past, and…

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Love is Life

“Love, the opposite of hate, is life. Love engenders hope and life. How many times a day do you stimulate new action by your Love? Love is also a healing oil which soothes and calms and brings peace to the suffering heart. It is the direct antidote of hate.”-Lanyon

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My Avalanche

This Christmas I bought my dad a book documenting miracles, Where Miracles Happen by Joan Wester Anderson.  As we read through some of the stories together I remembered that I had experienced my own not so small miracle a couple of winters ago. I was snowmobiling with a small group of 4 or 5 on…

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As I See It

We are all flowers in the Lord’s garden – a planting of the Lord – each one unique and beautiful! Have you ever seen such a palette of color and names, all of Him and in Him. No two alike yet all His perfect creation; loved, tended and prized by Him. You are far above…

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