Tip of the Day 7/16/12

99 Days of Summer: I love wildflowers. One of my favorites here in our part of the world in chicory. It is so beautiful and this time of year the roadsides are covered with it and with Queen Anne's lace. They make a drive through town even prettier. When I was a little girl I remember taking walks with my mom and we would bring home cat tails to decorate with. Today would be a great day to pick some wildflowers and make an arrangement. If you have Queen Anne's lace, add food coloring to the water, snip the end of the flower and watch the flower change color. Try boiling the chicory and making "coffee" from it like they did during the great depression. Check out a book from the library on your local wildflowers and learn their names. There is a so much beauty all around us to enjoy.

Word for Today, Knowledge: The older I get, it seems the more I want to know and the more there is to learn. My granddaughter, Rachel, and I were discussing her college schedule last week. She will be working to help pay her way through school and she was concerned about having enough time to study and do her best. We talked about getting distracted by so many activities and she mentioned how she heard so many kids talking about how they can't wait to party. Her desire is truly to get a good education and not waste the money it will cost for that education. I felt the same way in college, working my way through made me study harder. Maybe that is why we are told to, "work out our salvation." The gift of eternal life is available to anyone who desires it, but the living it out can take work. We need to make good choices about what we are involved in. We need to not squander the knowledge we are given, because it came at a great price, Jesus very life. If we learn from the Great Teacher and do not live out the lessons, it is wasted knowledge. Our lives can be so full when we live out the knowledge we are given. "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind."