Jean's Comment's: "Busy Days Brings Much Praise"

Jean's Comment's: "Busy Days Brings Much Praise": I found this little Robin's egg in my alley today. So sorry for her loss. 5-11-2016 Perryton Texas. I have worked in the yard severa...

"Busy Days Brings Much Praise"

I found this little Robin's egg in my alley today. So sorry for her loss. 5-11-2016 Perryton Texas.


I have worked in the yard several hours today. While emptying trash in the dumpster I saw this little Robin’s egg lying on the ground in the alley. . It wasn’t cracked, but it was cold. I had a feeling of sympathy strike me. I looked around for a mother bird, but could not see any sign of one. There was no tree anywhere close, so surely this mother could not make it to her nest before dropping the egg. One of my grand daughters lived with me awhile when she was a little girl. I still have several of her personal things with me. The little basket I used to put the egg in was my grand daughters, and I thought it made a perfect casket for the pretty little Robin egg. As tired as I was I found it smoothing to sympathize with a mother bird.

I got a lot of yard work accomplished today. Did some mowing, and dug  several small flower beds to plant flowers. I will continue my adventure tomorrow. It helps me to stay active with my body. The first day I worked in the yard this year I was extremely tired and suffering with pain, but after a day of rest between I feel stronger and a lot less tired. I’m anxious to get back to my work tomorrow. I have several ideas I plan to create with my flower garden. I must thank God for letting me get over the muscle pain, and fit to move on with my work. “The joy of the Lord is my strength.”

I am expecting company from out of town for Memorial Day. I must hurry and  be through with my flower garden planting in time to prepare for the company. This same friend has visited me every Memorial Day since our husbands passed away. They are buried close together so we attend the yearly Memorial event that is sponsored by some of our Veterans. It is always so nice, and makes us feel close to our loving husbands for a little while. We also get to visit with several people who are there for the same reason that we are. Just to know that we all have said good-bye to some precious loved ones makes us feel connected. The cemetery always looks beautiful, and that makes us feel proud to have our loved ones resting there. We always go somewhere for lunch before going home. Sadly to say every year we visit the cemetery we see several more of our friends and acquaintances grave. It is a sad day, but a day we need to gather and celebrate the memories of our loved ones and dear friends. After a few tears we give thanks to Our lord for loving our precious loved ones as much as we do. He is to be praised forever, and ever, for caring enough to die for our sins. Also He cares enough to help us live on until our time comes. “Thank you Jesus for your love.

God Bless
Myrtle Jean Sharp

, Texas.

Jean's Comment's: "More Flowers For The Soul"

Jean's Comment's: "More Flowers For The Soul": Hibiscus is my joy all summer. Found this one today, and grabbed it quickly. A lot to pay for a flower plant, but they are worth it. 5-10-...

"More Flowers For The Soul"

Hibiscus is my joy all summer. Found this one today, and grabbed it quickly. A lot to pay for a flower plant, but they are worth it. 5-10-2016 Perryton, Texas.


How lucky I was to find this lovely full-blooming Hibiscus plant this morning. I buy one every summer, but this one is the biggest, and most beautiful I’ve ever bought. I like them because a new bloom opens up every day. The big flower the plant produces is just gorgeous for a few hours, then drops off, but another opens up as soon as the old one falls off. There are usually three to four flowers open at the same time. I did a lot of yard work today. I set out several flower plants, and hung two hanging baskets over my porch. I need to fill the humming bird feeder with nectar because I’m ready to watch those tiny birds flutter while they eat. I just hope they don’t forget to come this summer. As soon as I got the blooming flowers in the planters I saw several tiny bees trying to land on them. Nature is one huge, interesting, enjoyable, gift from heaven. I never get tired of it. Tomorrow I will be back out working again to finish planting all the flower plants. I am excited, and didn’t want to stop, but my old worn-out body just lets me do so much in one day. I can rest while enjoying the beauty of what I have already done, with the help of the birds. They seemed to be enjoying themselves as much as I. They would often land on a flower pole, and of course I never had my camera handy because I was working. 

I have a creative idea with my vegetable garden. I no longer raise vegetables so I’m turning that whole space into a flower garden.  With God’s help I know I can do it. Chuck is also helping me as he loves flowers as much as I do. He brought over a load of round cement disks that he molded several years ago. I wanted to use them to step on when the ground is wet, and I need to tend to the flowers. I know this sounds like a lot of work, but I think I can manage it. I couldn’t see letting that big garden space grow up with grass. It has served us as a vegetable garden for many years. I have canned many jars of vegetables from it, and gave a lot of them away. Everyone loved those yummy pickles, and pickled okra and beets,  but it was too much work for me to do alone. I think the flowers will replace my love for fresh vegetables. I still have my asparagus garden since it grows voluntarily every spring. It has served us several meals of delicious asparagus already this year. I have rhubarb, and fruit trees which require little attention. Chuck will furnish me with fresh tomatoes, and several other things he will be growing. If anyone needs some mint plants I have boo-koos of it. I can’t keep it pulled up fast enough. It gives off a strong mint smell, and the plant is nice and green. I have been fighting it for many years, but have never been able to completely destroy it. It is real, genuine mint and makes the ice tea taste good. I think I’m going to use a lot of it for a cover to my flower garden, since I have so much space. Happy summer days to all.

God Bless
Myrtle Jean Sharp

Jean's Comment's: "A Heavenly Reminder"

Jean's Comment's: "A Heavenly Reminder": More flowers are beginning to open up. Not too visible in this pic, but double click and they show up better. 5-9-2016 Perryton, Texas. ...

"A Heavenly Reminder"

More flowers are beginning to open up. Not too visible in this pic, but double click and they show up better. 5-9-2016 Perryton, Texas.

Blackberries are blooming nicely. Spring is so real, and so welcomed around here. 5-9-2016 Perryton, Texas.

It seems like it’s been a long time since last spring, but I am bouncing back to normal, and I believe it’s going to be one of the best I’ve ever had. I am noticing flowers blooming in places where they have never been before. The seeds must have scattered all over the yard. I am starting to expand my flower garden. More work, but more beauty also. Somehow flowers make me feel closer to heaven. God has a way of sharing with us. The birds were singing this morning darting in and out of every tree and bush. They wouldn’t even be still long enough for me to take a picture. The robin nest is still in tack just above my eye level tightly fastened to the limbs of a plum tree. I can’t tell if there is eggs there or not. I don’t want to molest the nest for fear the mother bird will abandon it. This is such an unusual sight. I have to wonder what that mother bird was thinking. When I first noticed it Chuck and I moved some branches to take a picture. He even climbed up enough to see that there were no eggs. But now we’re wondering if the mother decided to abandon it for she probably knew something had been going on. The nest is hidden so well till one has to be looking closely for plums before they notice it. I hope we didn’t scare the pretty mother robin away from her hard work where she  planned to give birth  to her babies.

I have several things on my list to do today. So far I have just finished one. I made banana nut bread, and am  now writing my blog. I must hurry if I finish all the other things. Like go to post office, call my sister, wash some dishes, and spend several hours on my painting. These are have to do things, and I want to do a few more other things. Now that Mother’s Day is over I have to admit that I am still a person with duties, and must move on. However, it was nice to gloat all day about my children, and have them tell me how much they loved me. I do thank God for all four of them, and for what He made each one to produce. These four children represent a multitude of differences, but I love each one for their own natural ways. They all loved their dad and mom, and nothing else matters. I know this may sound boastful, but I think God gave me four of the best He had. He has always helped me take care of them, and when they were sick He healed them. Now my grand children are being taken care of also. Some are more influential than others, but all know that God is with them, and for them. We all stick together through thick or thin. We will make it to heaven by and by.

God Bless
Myrtle Jean Sharp

Jean's Comment's: "I Am A Happy Mother Today"

Jean's Comment's: "I Am A Happy Mother Today": Myself, Myrtle Jean Sharp, and friend, Bonnie Schafe, at the Citizen's Center Mother's Day Dinner. 5'8'2016 Perryton, Texa...