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The Garden of Your Soul

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This weeks Tailfeather is a reminder that we are more than just flesh and bone but we are also living souls. Take time each day to nourish your soul. We eat several times a day to nourish our bodies shouldn’t we at least spend the same amount of time at the Lord’s table? Why not everytime you sit at the dinner table you also take time to partake of the Lord’s table? Be sure to read His word and meditate upon it, allowing it to water the soil of your soul.

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There is a Garden of the Soul,
Where God plants loving seeds
That faith and grace will nourish
Into blooms of loving deeds.

Within this Garden of the Soul
Fruits of the Spirit grow;
And they produce new seeds of love
Which you and I can sow.
—Peggy Ferrell,
Prayers and Poems

“Listen! A farmer went to plant seed. Some seeds were planted along the road, and birds came and devoured them. Other seeds were planted on rocky ground, where there wasn’t much soil. The plants sprouted quickly because the soil wasn’t deep. When the sun came up, they were scorched. They didn’t have any roots, so they withered. Other seeds were planted among thornbushes. The thornbushes grew up and choked them, and they didn’t produce anything. But other seeds were planted on good ground, sprouted, and produced thirty, sixty, or one hundred times as much as was planted.” He added, “Let the person who has ears listen!” Mark 4:3-9 (GW)

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Tuesday Tailfeather:Tator People

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This is one of my all time favorite little commentary on life. I have laughed many times over this silly example of the different type of people we run into in our daily lives. I hope it brings some humor into your life as well. Which one of these TATORS are you?

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Some people never seem motivated to
participate, but are just content to
watch while others do the work.

They are called “Speck Taters”.

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Some people never do anything to help,
but are gifted at finding fault with
the way others do the work.

They are called “Comment Taters”.
Some people are very bossy and like to tell others what to do, but don’t want to soil their own hands.

They are called “Dick Taters”.

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agie Some people are always looking to cause
problems by asking others to agree with
them. It is too hot or too cold, too sour
or too sweet.

They are called “Agie Taters”.
There are those who say they will help, but
somehow just never get around to actually
doing the promised help.

They are called “Hezzie Taters”.

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emma Some people can put up a front and
pretend to be someone they are not.
They are called “Emma Taters”.
Then there are those who love others and do what
they say they will. They are always prepared to stop
whatever they are doing and lend a helping hand.
They bring real sunshine into the lives of others.

They are called “Sweet Taters”.

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If you know any “Sweet Taters” , send them this!
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Tail Feather: Turtle Crossing

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This week’s Tail Feather is brought to you by Patty Wysong. I got so inspired when I read this short devotional I had to share her insight with my readers I pray you are all as blessed as I was.

You got to stick your neck out sometimes to get to where God wants you to be. Holding up in your shell makes you an easy target for the enemy to come along and well you’ll get the picture. Now on with this week’s Tail Feather.

Turtle Crossing by Patty Wysong

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Florida Redbelly Turtle Pseudemys nelsoni

It’s the time of year when the turtles come out and we often see them crossing the road.

Just the other day there was a little box turtle three-quarters the way across the road and he was just sitting there, hiding in his shell. He was so close to safety, but he couldn’t know that with his head pulled in like it was.

So many times I do the same thing. I get three-quarters the way through the hard time or problem and then pull into my shell in an attempt to forget what’s going on, or to protect myself from perceived danger.  All I’m actually doing is making myself sit in the situation longer, and leaving myself in a place where I’m more likely to be run over.

If that little box turtle would just come out of his shell and get back to walking, he’d have a better chance of making it across the road safely than he does all pulled into his shell.

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith;”  2 Timothy 4:7

Patty Wysong is a Christian wife and homeschool mom of 5 who is passionate about wrapping lessons in pretty packages that will point others to God.

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Wisdom Wednesday

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Take time to listen to the birds sing

Said the Robin to the Sparrow,
"I should really like to know
Why these anxious human beings
Rush about and hurry so."
Said the Sparrow to the Robin,
"Friend, I think that it must be
That they have no Heavenly Father
Such as cares for you and me."

Consider the crows. They don’t plant or harvest. They don’t even have a storeroom or a barn. Yet, God feeds them. You are worth much more than birds.
Luke 12:24 (GW)

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Tuesday Tailfeather: Watch Words

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418273862_01b16bd479Watch your thoughts; they lead to attitudes.

Watch your attitudes; they lead to words.

Watch your words; they lead to actions.

Watch your actions; they lead to habits.

Watch your habits; they form your character.

Watch your character; it determines your destiny.