“Think about the lilies. They grow and become beautiful, not because they work hard or strive to clothe themselves. Yet not even Solomon, wearing his kingly garments of splendor, could be compared to a field of lilies. If God can clothe the fields and meadows with grass and flowers, can he not clothe you as well, O struggling one with so many doubts?” (Luke 12:27-28 The Passion Translation)
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Joys of Juniper (Urban Farm Fresh Romance 11) by Valerie Comer
Hometown Cowboy (Kellersburg 4) by Merrillee Whren
His Morning Kiss (Seaside Chapel 3) by Jan Thompson
Keeping the Cowboy (Blackwater Ranch 5) by Mandi Blake
Her Brother’s Best Friend (Love Off Limits 2) by Hannah Jo Abbott
Peacock Hill Romance Books 4 – 6 Box by Elizabeth Maddrey
May 2021
Topaz Treasure (Pot of Gold Geocaching Romance 1) by Valerie Comer
Stealing the First Mate (Independence Islands 11) by Tabitha Bouldin
Once Upon a Summer by Jaycee Weaver, Toni Shiloh, Teresa Tysinger, and two others
Retying the Knot (The Fab Forties 1) by Liwen Y. Ho
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Valerie Comer is a USA Today bestselling author and a two-time Word Award winner who writes where food meets faith and fiction. She injects experience laced with humor into her green clean romances. Her life on a small farm in western Canada provides the seed for stories of contemporary inspirational romance. Like many of her characters, Valerie and her family grow much of their own food and are active in the local foods movement as well as their church. She only hopes her creations enjoy their happily-ever-afters as much as she does hers, shared with her husband, adult kids, and adorable granddaughters.
Congratulations to the winners. God bless you.
God gave us free will too. Not everyone has the capacity for clothing with the taste of a field of lillies though. I can appreciate the beauty of the lillies and still end up looking scruffy, lol!
Great verse….needed to hear that today ❤️
Happy Sunday!
Oh, you made me laugh. So true LOL.
Blessings on your Sunday!
Oh, I agree Dianne! Also, some people need to be taught that modesty is good! Have a blessed Sunday!! Are the lilies in the picture yours, Valerie??
Hi Trudy! No, not my photo. At the bottom of the post I credited it to Pixabay. Even if I had lilies (which I don’t, sadly) they might be two inches tall at this time of year! Definitely not blooming.
I, too, needed that reminder. Our heavenly father is more than able to meet our needs. So, if we are going through the valley, He has a purpose for it and for us. What a blessed reminder of a bedrock truth. Thank you!
“He’s the lily of the valley, the bright and morning star. He’s the fairest of ten thousand to my soul…”
I love lilies, they are probably my most favorite flower! My favorite ones are the tiger lilies. Where our City Hall is located here in town, they have planted those type of lilies and I love when they come up every year. So pretty!!
And such a great reminder of the verse you shared Luke 12:27-28. God has met every need of mine & I’ve not had to worry or fret about anything. I love that blessed assurance :-)
Happy Sunday all you wonderful IR folks!! Today on the Oregon coast the sun is shining & the temperature is just right at about 63 degrees. Lovely weather for a walk!
Thanks for the reminder! I need to get out this afternoon, too :)
Nothing is blooming (yet!) for me here in FL, either! My plumeria’s are just now starting to put out leaves, the crepe myrtles are putting out leaves, some magnolia’s are blooming, but not mine! My gardenia hasn’t started blooming, either! We’re to get rain tomorrow and Tuesday, so hopefully that will help!!
Beautiful lilies. Congratulations winners.
I will be thinking about the lilies.
:)
Happy Sunday!
Fun to see how spring looks in other parts of the world :)
The lilies are Beautiful! Thank you for sharing them. :) Congratulations to the winners! Have a Great week and stay safe.
Enjoy your week :)
Congratulations to the winners!
Have a great week!
Congratulations to the winners!!!
Have a blessed week!
Thank you! You, too.