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For those who long for slower days, soft words, and the quiet magic of ordinary things.

📖 A Voice from Eternity (Luke 16:19–31, KJV-inspired)There was a rich man who lived in comfort every day.His table was f...
24/12/2025

📖 A Voice from Eternity (Luke 16:19–31, KJV-inspired)

There was a rich man who lived in comfort every day.
His table was full. His life looked blessed.

At his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus — weak, hungry, covered with sores.
He asked only for crumbs.
The rich man saw him… and walked past him.

Then death came to both.

Lazarus was carried by angels into comfort.
The rich man lifted up his eyes in torment.

Too late, he cried for mercy.
Too late, he remembered God.
Too late, he saw the value of repentance.

He begged that someone would be sent back to warn the living.

But the answer came:

“They have the Scriptures; let them hear them.”
“If they hear not the Word of God, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.”

And One did rise from the dead.

His name is Jesus Christ.

This story is not written to entertain us —
it is written to warn us.

Hell is real.
Mercy has a time limit.
Repentance delayed can become repentance denied.

If your heart feels stirred — that is grace.
If fear rises in you — that is mercy calling.

“Today if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts.” (Hebrews 3:15)

Turn to Jesus today.
Repent now.
Walk humbly with God while there is still breath in your lungs.

🙏 Lord Jesus, soften our hearts, awaken our souls, and draw us closer to You before it is too late. Amen.

The Flower That Sleeps at NoonSome flowers greet the morning like clockwork.They open their faces to the sun as if it’s ...
07/08/2025

The Flower That Sleeps at Noon

Some flowers greet the morning like clockwork.
They open their faces to the sun as if it’s the only thing worth doing.
And then… they go to bed before the day is halfway done.

This one is called Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon.
A curious little name for a curious little flower.

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In the early hours, his yellow petals are wide awake,
catching the light, catching the breeze,
catching the eye of anyone willing to stop and notice.

By midday, those same petals fold in —
a small, quiet declaration:
“I’ve had enough for today.”

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Long ago, the shepherds noticed his habit.
They called him Shepherd’s Clock.
When his blossoms began to close, they knew
— without a single tick or tock —
it was time to lead the flock toward shade.

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Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon doesn’t rush to stay awake all day.
He doesn’t force himself to keep shining.
He knows the value of rest…
of retreat…
of choosing his moments to bloom.

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And if you ask the fairies — they’ll tell you
that Jack keeps a secret:
he closes his petals to dream.
Dreams of warmer mornings.
Dreams of bees and wind-song.
Dreams of being seen… and not being seen.

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I think about Jack when I feel guilty for resting.
When I try to keep my light on, long past when I need it.
The world tells us to bloom endlessly —
but maybe the world has forgotten
that even flowers have their closing hour.

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The next morning, Jack is there again.
Yellow and open, bright as ever.
He hasn’t lost anything by resting.
If anything, he has more to give.

And so, I whisper as I pass by:
“Good morning, Jack. I’ll rest when I need to… and I’ll bloom when it’s time.”

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Some flowers keep time in silence.
Some keep it with petals.
And some…
remind us that the day can still be beautiful,
even if we don’t see all of it.

🌿 Smoke of the Earth: The Flower That Grows Where the Ground Is Stirred⸻They used to call it Fumiter.And even longer ago...
01/08/2025

🌿 Smoke of the Earth: The Flower That Grows Where the Ground Is Stirred
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They used to call it Fumiter.
And even longer ago, Fume Terre.
“Smoke of the Earth.”

A flower with a name like mist,
like breath caught in morning light.
It blooms quietly.
Where the land has been stirred.
Where something has passed through —
a plough, a step, a change.

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Its leaves are soft, fern-like.
Feathered green.
Its flowers — a gentle blush of pink,
with a touch of violet at their tips.

Not bold.
Not loud.
But if you look closely…
it almost shimmers,
as if the earth let out a sigh
and something small and beautiful appeared in its wake.

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The old ones believed in its magic.
In its power to soothe,
to cleanse,
to carry messages from the roots to the skies.

And perhaps they were right.
Perhaps there are plants that only grow
in the in-between spaces —
after the ground has been broken
but before it forgets.

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Fumitory has traveled through time with many names.
Once, it was medicine.
Once, it was protection.
And always —
it was story.

Stories of how its tendrils danced in the wind
like little ghosts,
or how its presence marked a place
where healing might begin.

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It grows in disturbed soil.
Not in perfect gardens,
not in untouched forests,
but where the land has been moved,
touched, reshaped.

And maybe that’s the lesson it leaves for us.
That something soft,
something small,
can still rise
after the earth has been unsettled.

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Sometimes, life blooms where we didn’t expect.
Where we’ve fallen,
or we’ve changed,
or we’ve tried and it didn’t go as planned.

And then —
somewhere near the edge of that moment —
a tiny blush of pink appears.

Quiet, but sure.
Fumitory.

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In the language of old folk,
it was known.
Treasured.
Its name — whispered like folklore,
gathered with care,
used in salves and charms,
painted into memory by poets who found magic
in the smallest of things.

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And if the earth can breathe out beauty
after being turned over…
So can we.

We are not made for stillness alone.
We are meant to grow through change,
to soften even after hardness,
to bring color
where there once was only bare ground.

Like the Smoke of the Earth.

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No matter how many names it has carried,
its story remains the same:

Something tender can still grow
from something unsettled.
There is poetry
even in the places that feel forgotten.
And there is always a little flower
that blooms quietly,
like breath,
like healing,
like hope.

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The Smoke Flower still grows —
in the edges of paths,
beside fields,
in places where life has been stirred.
Perhaps,
so do we.

I passed him every morning—Tall, leafy, growing where no one planted him.Jack, they call him. Jack-by-the-hedge.He doesn...
01/08/2025

I passed him every morning—

Tall, leafy, growing where no one planted him.

Jack, they call him. Jack-by-the-hedge.

He doesn’t look like much. Just another wild green at the edge of a path.
Four little white petals, a sharp scent if you crush his leaves.

But he stands up straight.
Always.

And something about him made me start to notice things again.

The way he leans into the light. The way he shows up, even if no one’s looking.

Every day, like he’s saying,

“Morning, sir. How-d’you-do?”

Just a plant. But also… maybe not just.

Some days, I stood still long enough to hear him.

Not in words.
But in a kind of feeling.

“You’re still growing, even when no one sees.”
“You’re allowed to take up space, even if you’re quiet.”
“You’re allowed to greet the world again.”

That’s what he reminded me.

So now, when I pass the hedgerow, I whisper back—

“Morning, Jack. I’m trying again too.”

And it was then I realized…
The plant had taught me how to greet the world again.

I’ve been thinking a lot about slow days. The kind that ask nothing of us, yet offer us everything: breath, light, and t...
31/07/2025

I’ve been thinking a lot about slow days. The kind that ask nothing of us, yet offer us everything: breath, light, and time.

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