Planes, Trains and Automobiles!

I'm taking the train this afternoon to my daughter's home. The train ride for me is fun. I am like a little kid on it- bringing snacks and all! This is the way my grandmother (my dad's mom) used to come every Thanksgiving and Christmas to our house when I was growing up. You know me- I love to talk to strangers and find out their story. I always meet interesting people aboard the LIRR and even the NJ Transit. This man with two kids was on the last NJ train I took. I asked him where he was going and he said no where special- I just wanted to take the kids on their first train ride. I felt like I was on the Polar Express or something. Magic sees to happen on trains!

I will glide over the highways jammed up with traffic today and be happy I am not in it. I have only have to change once and that is in Penn Station. I will get out to some makeshift playing music and the bustle of people. There is nothing like New York at Thanksgiving and Christmas. I don't even have to go outside to catch my train to NJ. It is a 5 minute walk from where I get off to the NJ Transit. The ride is through the Old Jersey- Drew University, etc. The stations are all rustic and remind me of a time when I was a kid. It will be fun. On the other end will be my daughter and granddaughter. How cool is that?!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

An Interview With the Coach

This past summer I stopped by the Coach's house and did a three minute interview with him in his gardens. The daylilies you see in my backyard have all come from his. He has been growing these beauties for about 10 years now.

There is a thing called Daylily Madness. It is when you begin to propagate the plants through splitting, cross pollinating them and finding proliferations and turning them into plants. Basically the Day Lily grower here on Long Island takes 6 weeks off from December1st until the middle of January. There is something to do with them almost all year round. Mine are being fed leaf mulch right now. I have a bunch of seeds in my refrigerator waiting to be planted. We put them in there because they are so virile they will begin sprouting at room temperature.

Although this was posted last July here in the backyard, there have been so many views of it I thought it was worth posting again in case some newcomers to this blog have not yet viewed it.

So enjoy my interview with the Daylily Master, Paul Limmer...

The Newest Lili in My Garden

And the most beautiful one too!

The Miracle Continues

I just came back from Upstate NY via New Jersey. Tonya, Emma and I were there to visit Poppa and help out Nana. That my dad is alive is a miracle. That he is recovering is one too. Both are answers to prayer. It was four weeks ago today we were told that both things were not going to happen. God works wonders today.

He brought wonderful people into my life in my travels this past week. What a joy to share in their journeys. The LORD arranges things for us and the longer we walk with Him the more realize that there are no coincidences!

Again if you would like to share in my Dad's recovery go to the blog my niece put together at http://www.papa2all.blogspot.com/

You are always welcome to share God's Word with us at http://thesundaymorningmessage.blogspot.com/

Have a beautiful day!