Libby Clark

This summer I planted a pole bean in the garden for the first time. Only one seed came up, but wow did it produce! It grew up the trellis and eventually found the nearby arched trellis and wrapped up around that. Every morning I stand under the trellis and with very little effort, I reach up and pick a delightful amount of beans. I don’t have to bend over, rather I almost have to duck - they almost smack me in the face. There have been so many beans! Low hanging fruit is such a delight....

This morning we awoke to an annoying chirping sound from a detector, which went off about every 60 seconds. We discovered it was the carbon monoxide detector, and that it was time to replace the batteries. The Holy Spirit began to whisper into my spirit to do some research as to what carbon monoxide does to cause trouble. Carbon monoxide binds hemoglobin to red blood cells, thus preventing the red blood cells from carrying oxygen throughout our body. The most vulnerable organs in our body...