My dad loved to go up to the edge of the woods behind our house and pick blackberries. He would take his coffee can with a wire bale that he had made for it and be gone for the longest time but when he came home he would have at least a coffee can full of berries. Sometimes if it was a good year he would take a bigger container. Mom would then make a blackberry cobbler and uuum..how tasty. She would also can some of the berries on a good year and insisted that blackberry juice had a medicinal value also! Most of the time, she would reserve some jars for that use. Sometimes if dad was gone for a longer time than usual she would get concerned because bears like blackberries too!! Thankfully he never had to compete with one but often saw evidence of their previous journey through the berry patch ! The Bible says we must take the precious from the vile and it makes me realize that in this world, however evil it may appear, there is the precious fruit that God has placed here for us to enjoy. We must always be aware that we may encounter trouble from the evil one but never let that keep us from enjoying what God has put there for us. The world holds many dangerous possibilities but it also holds many delicious fruits !! ~~~thanks Father ~~~
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 12:08:25 +0000
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