{"id":12419,"date":"2026-09-13T12:58:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T16:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?p=12419"},"modified":"2026-09-13T13:28:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T17:28:58","slug":"lyndas-journal-of-blessings_780_tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/lyndas-journal-of-blessings_780_tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynda&#8217;s Journal of Blessings &#8211; Trees &#8211; #780"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><em>Welcome!<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em>On this journey of sharing BLESSINGS<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h5 class=\"entry-meta \"><em><span class=\"meta-info-wrap font-inherit\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-07T23:30:00-07:00\">I am accompanied by some friends.\u00a0 You can visit them, too.<\/time><\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-meta \"><em><span class=\"meta-info-wrap font-inherit\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-07T23:30:00-07:00\">Jackie\u00a0 at <\/time><span class=\"by-author\"><span class=\"sep\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.songatmidnight.com\/author\/jackie\/\">Jackie McBride<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>Abbie at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com\/wp\/\">Abbie Johnson Taylor<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>And, I am\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\">Lynda Lambert<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>__<\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Lynda\u2019s Journal of Blessings \u2013 #780 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h2><strong>&gt;&gt; Trees <\/strong><strong>&lt;&lt;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>Walking by Inner Vision,<\/em> since December 2009.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>__My Thoughts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>&#8220;Mom, come outside for a minute. I need to show you something.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>This past summer, our son, Andrew, was now in his mid-fifties.<\/p>\n<p>He was visiting for the weekend as he typically does now and then.\u00a0 \u00a0I never know in advance when he will come.\u00a0 But, when he does, I am delighted to have him enjoy a few days with me here in Western Pennsylvania. Andrew and I can talk for hours about anything. We love to talk about philosophy, art, the Bible, and God&#8217;s love. He is a high school counselor so we like to discuss\u00a0 life in general\u00a0 \u00a0He lives\u00a0 in Maryland, and I appreciate his long drives to come up here to western Pennsylvania to visit with his Mom.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew\u00a0 walked with me across the porch and down to the sidewalk, pointing overhead to the large Norway Maple tree that his father and I planted so long ago.\u00a0 I recalled that it was on such a warm sunny day as this one when my husband, Bob, came into the yard one spring day holding a sapling that he dug up while walking in the woods\u00a0 between our house and the Connoquenessing creek.\u00a0 Soon, I\u00a0 carefully held the skinny\u00a0 Norway Maple sapling\u00a0 while Bob began to shovel soil all around it&#8217;s delicate and thin roots.\u00a0 The sapling seemed to thrive as the seasons changed, and the years passed..<\/p>\n<p>Our Norway Maple was the last tree in our yard to lose it&#8217;s leaves.\u00a0 While all the other trees stood bare and somber at the end of autumn, our Norway Maple still held onto the\u00a0 large leaves that were changing from the green of warmer months to the colorful orange-yellow-tan leaves that would eventually drop to cover the grass.<\/p>\n<p>This summer I often walked over to the tree and surveyed its massive trunk\u00a0 It looked so powerful, and it was enormous now.<\/p>\n<p>Often a small grey squirrel would scramble up the trunk into the limbs and leaves as I came out on the porch.\u00a0 At the base of the tree, I served left-overs, seeds, and corn\u00a0 in a large tin pan.\u00a0 It was usually empty in the morning, but I would fill it again with more delicious treats so that the birds and our beautiful Wood Chuck family could dine in the shade.<\/p>\n<p>Our Norway Maple\u00a0 tree was witness to five\u00a0 generations\u00a0 of Lambert adults and children.<\/p>\n<p>Our grandchildren and great-grandchildren learned to swim in the large in-ground pool on summer days.\u00a0 Our Norway Maple tree watched over the children as they celebrated birthdays on the picnic table below &#8211; providing shade, and a perfect place to celebrate summer birthdays as the children were growing through the years.<\/p>\n<p>I looked up\u00a0 as Andrew pointed to the large limbs near the top of this tree. He pointed out the danger of a couple of hefty limbs that were nearly dead.\u00a0 As I brought my attention to the dangerous position of the branches, I recalled a conversation from several years ago.\u00a0 I knew that this day was coming, but each year I was thankful that the Norway Maple made it through another year with us.<\/p>\n<p>Several years prior to this day, my tree service told me, &#8220;I hate to tell you this, but your tree is beginning to die.\u00a0 Keep an eye on this\u00a0 tree in the next couple of years, because eventually it would need to be taken down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I did some research on Norway Maple trees, and learned that this tree lives about sixty years in America.\u00a0 It is not a native tree and does not have the longer life that it would have in Nordic countries.\u00a0 I realized that my tree was nearing that age, and now, we can see it beginning to deteriorate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Just this week, my grandson, Stephen, and I watched from the porch as four men carefully orchestrated the dangerous job of taking down our noble and generous Norway Maple tree.\u00a0 I was glad that our grandson Stephen walked into my kitchen just before the truck arrived to begin this job. Stephen and I would\u00a0 witness to the departure of our precious tree.<\/h3>\n<p>Stephen was going to be leaving after lunch for his trip back home to Burlington, Kentucky.\u00a0 He said, &#8220;Let&#8217;s go over to the hot dog shop and have some breakfast before I go home.\u00a0 \u00a0As I reached for another hot French fry covered with cheese sauce, I asked, him, &#8216;How old are you now?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am thirty-three now!&#8221; he replied.\u00a0 We laughed together and then we drove back home to watch\u00a0 the team\u00a0 \u00a0at work.<\/p>\n<p>__<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>__Scripture<\/h3>\n<p>This is how Psalm #1 begins, by describing a person that is like a tree.<\/p>\n<p>A person who is transformed by God.<\/p>\n<p>Think about this verse in scripture and imagine yourself as the person in this promise.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing God intimately determines the quality of our life journey.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjLxPbs-euWAxWjtokEHb3FKyAQ0fERegoIAggACAAIBBAN\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Psalm 1:3<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><!--TgQPHd|||[false,&quot;&quot;,false,{&quot;u&quot;:0}]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong><br data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-pl=\"|||[]\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" \/>&#8220;He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.&#8221;<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/span> [<a href=\"https:\/\/purposely.com\/podcasts\/the-bible-for-busy-people\/tree-fruit-psalm-11-3-psalm-1281-3-job-147-9-john-151-17\/\">1<\/a>]<\/p>\n<h3>_Daily Action Plan<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>1_Read about the history of\u00a0 the Norway Maple Trees in America_<\/p>\n<p>2_Have you ever planted a small sapling, and watched it grow over the years?<\/p>\n<p>3_Perhaps you would like to write a short poem about the experience.<\/p>\n<p>4_Write about a special tree that you are familiar with.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/a.cms.omniupdate.com\/11\/?skin=oucampus&amp;account=obu&amp;site=www&amp;action=de&amp;path=\/stories\/blog\/2020\/04\/reflections-on-psalm-46-there-is-a-river.pcf\">\u00a9<\/a><em>Lynda\u2019s Journal of Blessings, 2026.<\/em>_<\/p>\n<p>Please let me think as you read my story.\u00a0 Thanks!<\/p>\n<p>__<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18195\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18195\" data-attachment-id=\"18195\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=18195\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"DSC08415\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lynda is standing beside a bright red Japanese Maple tree that is in her prayer garden. She is wearing a blue hand-knit jacket, and she is smiling at you!  Isn&amp;#8217;t God just the Best!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8221; Lynda&amp;#8217;s Prayer Garden&amp;#8221;&lt;br \/&gt;\nPhoto by Bob Lambert&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18195\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC08415-scaled.jpg?w=2160&amp;ssl=1 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8221; Lynda&#8217;s Prayer Garden&#8221;<br \/>Photo by Bob Lambert<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>FYI<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Final Note:<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><strong>What inspired me to begin writing blog posts about BLESSINGS?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Your comments and prayers inspire the best in me.<\/p>\n<p>Let me know if this message is helpful to you.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for sharing my Sunday Blessings posts with others to encourage them and share the Love of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/a.cms.omniupdate.com\/11\/?skin=oucampus&amp;account=obu&amp;site=www&amp;action=de&amp;path=\/stories\/blog\/2020\/04\/reflections-on-psalm-46-there-is-a-river.pcf\"><strong>\u00a9<\/strong><\/a><strong><em>Lynda\u2019s Journal of Blessings, 2026.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>FYI: My Background:<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Professor Lynda McKinney Lambert taught fine art and humanities at a Christian college in Western Pennsylvania, She was a tenured professor, an actively exhibiting artist, and a published author.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I created exciting courses across the disciplines \u2013 Art \u2013<\/em><br \/>\n<em>English\u00a0 Literature \u2013 Humanities.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My courses were taught on campus during the spring and fall semesters.\u00a0 In the summer, I taught in Salzburg, Austria for a month of travel and studies.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My passions in academia are poetry and fine art.\u00a0 I author books and I create\u00a0 fine art in several mediums \u2013 Painting\u00a0 and\u00a0 Fiber Art.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How I Found HOPEFULNESS in Unexpected Changes:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>I discovered a new life after sudden sight loss. For the next two years, I learned to see the world and my place in it in an entirely new way.\u00a0 I completed training for Personal Adjustment to Blindness, It took two years of training and lots of challenging work to learn to read and write using adaptive technologies for the blind.\u00a0 Ad the months went by, God was showing me that my creative life would continue,, but in some new ways.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I began to write Divinely inspired life lessons<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>New experiences and God-directed Opportunities<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>New DISCOVERIES\u00a0 to\u00a0 share with the world<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A NEW SEASON on the Narrow Path with Jesus.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>365 Days \u2013 My ONE WORD for 2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>__<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lynda\u2019s Latest Books are now available on Amazon and all retail booksellers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Each-Day-Holds-Some-Small\/dp\/B0CZLB6K1B\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AKBEMhZ3x5CQ0NNqltM0EtgoRCGJw8cAuWm1V1FtLnFnmSxdFKReoIqZgCLK8wPz6epWXVx8d1iYsk9KTVdaiM56oXNi6J2FDDpUqgGwHfA.gBG7GDluox3HaNvc7qn5xan71PfMF1FisqLF9ZIR028&amp;qid=1761844481&amp;sr=1-2\"><strong>LOOK HERE<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interview with Lynda\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.behindoureyes.org\/booklaunch\/BBL-2024-04-18-Lynda-Lambert-Audio.mp3?fbclid=IwY2xjawEpaUFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRZ1sQ1QgFg9YAIIj_mko_b-_rK7mRhg0HM0r1uYdx-wGSK7MSgYdi1PLw_aem_01KVukqKFwISArROlR471w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen Here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Each Day Holds Some Small Joy \u2013 Collection of Haiku and Tanka nature poems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You May Also Like:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Songs for the Pilgrimage\u2026A Collection of Poems and short writings from journals and travels<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get Lynda\u2019s latest books!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Songs for the Pilgrimage<\/em><\/strong><em>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Purchase\u00a0 Lynda\u2019s Books at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?i=digital-text&amp;rh=p_27%3ALynda+Lambert&amp;s=relevancerank&amp;text=Lynda+Lambert&amp;ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2025. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Courtesy of Allauthor. Thank you!<br \/>\nBooks illustrated were created by DLD Books.<br \/>\nLynda has 6 published books.<br \/>\nMemoir, Poetry, Non-fiction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=Lynda+McKinney+Lambert&amp;i=audible&amp;ref=adbl_pdp_slider_author\"><strong>Lynda<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/a.cms.omniupdate.com\/11\/?skin=oucampus&amp;account=obu&amp;site=www&amp;action=de&amp;path=\/stories\/blog\/2020\/04\/reflections-on-psalm-46-there-is-a-river.pcf\"><strong>\u00a9<\/strong><\/a><strong><em>Lynda\u2019s Journal of Blessings, 2026.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>I am INSPIRED each new day!<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>For instance:<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>I begin my day with set-apart time for reading God&#8217;s WORD in the Bible. My early morning time alone with God begins in the fourth watch of the night most days.<\/p>\n<p>I read the writings out loud, as I see them with my eyes due to the assistance of my Acrobat Closed Circuit Television (CCTV).\u00a0 I SEE the WORDS on a large screen. White letters on a black background, and greatly enlarged by electronics made for people like me with profound sight loss.<\/p>\n<p>As I READ the WORD out loud, I am also praying the WORD.<\/p>\n<p>As I pray, I am\u00a0 speaking to God and praying for those whom He places on my heart.<\/p>\n<p>One by one, He brings to my awareness those people or situations that I am to pray for that morning.<\/p>\n<p>I also read some passages from a very little but powerful book, <em>Come Away, My Beloved,<\/em> by Frances J. Roberts. The book was a gift to me in the summer of 1973.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong> I&#8217;ve been reading that book for FIFTY YEARS!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>I also write NOTES of ENCOURAGEMENT <\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>to friends and strangers.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>When I am paying my bills by sending a check in the mail, I place\u00a0 a little note of encouragement with that payment. After all, it is a human who is opening those envelopes and taking care of my payments. I wanted to do something that could\u00a0 give that person a lift for the day &#8211; a spot of brightness. This morning, I was making out checks for my yearly taxes.\u00a0 I put the checks into the envelope, and\u00a0 I\u00a0 included\u00a0 a special note to the person who will be processing my tax payments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I do this with all utility bills, and other random mailings that come up as the months go by.<\/p>\n<p>I write such notes to send to friends or as a thank-you for little surprise gifts that come to me in the mail. I love to send out surprise correspondents to others, as well.<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Below is the special note that I included in the envelopes today.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><em>Autumn Greetings from Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>I hope this little note will \u00a0brighten your day.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You are \u00a0appreciated!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDo not question and do not doubt.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Each day holds some small joy that shall<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>escape you if you are \u00a0preoccupied with tomorrow.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>~ from the book, Come Away my Beloved, Frances J. Roberts, p. 30.`<\/em><\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Appalachian Native Wildflowers<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0From mid-August to fall<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yellow jackets and wasps<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>dance with intoxication<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>as they sip nectar<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>from Mountain Angelicas\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>greenish-purple flower cups.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Lacey bright sea-green<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Lady ferns shimmer<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>in late afternoon sunshine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Aromatic White Asters<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>mingle like overgrown weeds<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>beside woodland deer path.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>American Goldfinches dine<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>on tiny seeds dropped by<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Appalachian native wildflowers.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a9Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2023. 2026. All rights reserved.<\/h4>\n<h4>Poet from the Village of Wurtemburg, in western Pennsylvania.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\">www.lyndalambert.com<\/a>\u00a0 to see more of Lynda\u2019s writings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong>To think about:<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>What can you do to encourage others and\u00a0 spread joy from your own little spot of HEAVEN-ON-Earth where you live?<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How can you BLOOM where you are planted?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"font-inherit\"><strong>Get Lynda\u2019s latest book!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_14688\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14688\" data-attachment-id=\"14688\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/garden-songs-morning-song\/sftp_mock-up_5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/SFTP_Mock-Up_5.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"SFTP_Mock-Up_5\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;This photo is of a woman reading a book and she is seated on a beach.  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