In our neck of the woods it is going to be very warm for the next few days.  We have already experienced the 90 degree weather in the garden, but quickly followed with lower temperatures, high winds and rain.

Carla is about ready to plant her tomatoes.  We are a good four to six week off our normal schedule for her efforts. 

We are thankful that the reservoirs all over Oregon are filled with water and the drought has been ‘officially’ declared over – at least for this year.

It is sad to see, however, other areas of the USA as well as other parts of the world are having extreme heat and fires that have caused havoc with the farmers and ranchers.

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“I thank Thee, my Creator and Lord, that Thou has given me this joy in The creation, this delight in the works of Thy hands; I have shown the excellency of Thy works onto man, so far as my finite mind was able to comprehend Thine infinity, if I have sad aught of Thy glory, graciously forgive it.”  Johannes Kepler

Colossians 1:16-17 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

¹⁷ And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

As I have said, many times, I am in awe of the abilities of men and women that work with their hands.  Artisans that build buildings, vehicles, pathways through mountains and means to make life easier for themselves and others, fascinate me.

Science has come a long way learning more and more and inventing machines that can detect minute problems within our bodies.  People who have done things so that the rest of us can live a longer and more productive life.

Many inventions build upon the inventions and ingenuity of others as they adapt those plans to accomplish a new ‘creation’ that allows them to do a better job.

More and more man is realizing that animals and vegetation can teach them a lot and have used their unique abilities to perfect their machines or whatever they are working on.

Blueprints are made, materials are gathered together, plans are shown to those that will build and these men and women bring the blueprints and ideas to life. 

While others, like myself recognizing our limitations, watch these men and women and are in awe.  While others work alongside them overcoming obstacles and producing a finished product they are proud to say they worked on it.

So why do so many give respect for man’s abilities and use physics that remain constant; knowing that there are certain things that they can depend on to make their creation stable and solid so it performs at the highest level – not recognize that the greatest builder had a plan, He carried it out and the minutest detail is not forgotten and call it evolution.

We look at the intricacies of what God had created in this universe, in every single aspect of its existence, from the smallest insect to the largest animal and from the smallest plant to the giant sequoias – each has a uniqueness about it but all show the commonality of a planned creation.

Why do we not give credit for what has been done to the Creator? 

His hand can be readily seen, even in the simplest of things.

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

That verse is not made for debate.  It is a declaration of who God is and what He has done.

I am so thankful that the God who created all things and gave man the ability to create out of those things items that allow us to live a more comfortable and healthy life, also created me and thought I was worth sending His Son into my life that I might be saved.

Later, Art (-: