Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden!

Animals have complete trust in their master and are not
afraid. God wants that kind of trust from us.

DO NOT BE AFRAID

Do not be afraid...
Four words hard to follow.
Do not be afraid...
These words are hard to swallow.

Do not be afraid...
Easier said than done.
Do not be afraid...
"But Lord, I'm only one."

Do not be afraid...
In a world filled with hate?
Do not be afraid...
That takes a lot of faith.

Do not be afraid...
I'm still working on this sin.
Do not be afraid...
On God's grace I depend!

Freda Fullerton
January 31, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden!

BE A PRESENT

Be a present...
To to those you meet.
Be a present...
With a smiling greet.

Be a present...
To those who sorrow.
Be a present...
Today and tomorrow.

Be a present...
In a lonely life.
Be a present...
And silence strife.

Be a present...
In God's place.
Be a present...
In life's race!

Freda Fullerton
January 30, 017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden:
This is Jerusalem. The Jewish people have been waiting for God to
send the Messiah for thousands of years. But Christians know He came
over two thousands year ago.

WAITING FOR GOD

Waiting for God...
Is time well spent.
Waiting for God...
Faith, we will not relent.

Waiting for God...
Gives endurance to pain.
Waiting for God...
Is never in vain.

Waiting for God...
Makes patience strong.
Waiting for God...
Is never wrong.

Waiting or God...
Don't falter, like some.
Waiting for God...
An answer will come!

Freda Fullerton
January 28, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden!
HOPE is certainly a word of encouragement.

A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT

A word of encouragement
From you and me.
A word of encouragement
Makes a difference, you see.

A word of encouragement
To those who are lost.
A word of encouragement
Point to the cross.

A word of encouragement
To those disappointed with life.
A word of encouragement
Will lesson their strife.

A word of encouragement
Hope means so much.
A word of encouragement
And a hug and a touch.

Freda Fullerton
January 27, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden:
Growing old is worth it, because you get grandkids and
great grandkids. This is our middle grandson, Russell
today is his birthday and he has given us a darling great grandson.

Life is worth it...
All the stress and strife.
Life is worth it...
When you walk with Jesus Christ.

Life is with it...
The pain that you bear.
Life is worth it...
God for you, does care.

Life is worth it
The sorrow and the tears.
Life it worth it
The memories through the years.

Life is worth it...
To have a family.
Life is worth it...
For then there's eternity.

Freda Fullerton
January 26, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden!
This is one of my favorite pictures.
Since I've been battling my BP, health has become a real issue.

FOR OUR HEALTH

For our health
We need to pray.
For our health
Trust God each day.

For our health
Worry less.
For our health
Get lot's of rest.

For our health
Leave stress behind.
For our health
Be sweet and kind.

For our health
In out heart keep a song.
For our health
Forgive all wrong.

Freda Fullerton
January 25, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden:
I am the Good Shepherd. I know my sheep and they know me.
Matthew 10:14

CALLED BY NAME

Called by name
Are you and me.
Called by name
We are set free.

Called by name
To follow Him.
Called by name
If the way is dim.

Called by name
In all places
Called by name
Among many faces.

Called by name
Just think, it's me.
Called by name
By the Creator, you see!

Freda Fullerton
January 23, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden:

BLEND TOGETHER

Blend together...
That's why God gave us each other.
Blend together...
Each sister and each brother.

Bend together...
In a world divided by fear.
Blend together...
Know Jesus is here.

Blend together...
God does not look at our skin.
Blend together...
God looks at the heart within.

Blend together...
To get the right things done.
Blend together...
To put the devil on the run!

Freda Fullerton
January 22, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden:

We all have an unseen guest in our home.

THE VISITOR

The visitor...
Slips silently through your door
The visitor...
Your time will implore.

The visitor...
You can't see Him with your eye.
The visitor...
Do not let Him pass you by.

The visitor...
For Him,  take time to talk.
The visitor...
With you will always walk.

The visitor...
Is with you each day.
The viitor...
Is Jesus, by the way.

January 21, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden:
A door may close on this life but for a Christian, another door opens
to eternal life, this week we lost a sweet sister, Joann Lawyer. Lost to
us but not to God.

A CLOSING DOOR.

A closing door...
Is sometimes hard to bear.
A closing door...
Is God showing us His care.

A closing door...
All pain is gone
A closing door...
To be where we belong.

A closing door...
An open one to obtain.
A closing door...
A closer walk with God to gain.

A closing door...
We've not lost the race.
A closing door...
We'll see God face to face.

Freda Fullerton
January 20, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden!

PRESS ON

Press on...
When you want to give up.
Press on...
When you feel out of luck.

Press on...
When there's mountains to climb.
Press on...
When you feel left behind.

Press on...
When your path is obscure.
Press on...
When you're not feeling sure.

Pree on...
When theres a bend in the road.
Press on...
God's waiting to carry your load!

Freda Fullerton
January 19, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden

I WOKE UP THIS MORNING:

I woke up this morning
There are many who did not.
I woke up this morning
I'll not complain about my lot.

I woke up thus morning
With a roof over my head.
I woke up this morning
With no fear or dread.

I woke up this morning
In a happy mood.
I woke up this morning
With no scarcity of food.

I woke up this morning
Blessed in so many ways.
I woke up this morning
I'll give God the PRAISE!

Freda Fullerton
January 18, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden:

CHANGE IS POSSIBLE

Change is possible...
When you believe.
Change is possible...
Your fears relieve.

Change is possible...
No matter the sin.
Change is possible...
Don't let the devil win.

Change is possible...
There's power in the blood.
Change is possible...
Forgiveness is like a flood.

Change is possible...
With faith there's reprieve.
Change is possible...
But we must believe!

Freda Fullerton
January 17, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden:
 Today is our 63rd Wedding Anniversary and time does slip away!

TIME SLIPS AWAY

Time slips away
I was a bride yesterday.
Time slips away
Sixty-three years married today.

Time slips away
Yesterday I had babies to hold.
Time slips away
Today, they too are old.

Time slips away
Yesterday we were on the go.
Time slips away
Today we're moving kinda slow.

Time slips  away
Blessings in spite of stress and strife.
Time slips away
Grand and great-grandchildren grace our life.

Freda Fullerton
January 16, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden!

LASTING PEACE

Lasting peace...
Is sought by men.
Lasting peace...
But war seems to win.

Lasting peace...
Will be their cry.
Lasting peace...
But do men try?

Last peace...
Will it ever be?
Lasting peace...
Will all men be free?

Lasting peace...
If faith is sound.
Lasting peace...
In Christ is found!

Freda Fullerton
January 15, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden!
Some of the follower's of Jesus thought His death was the end, but
It was only the beginning!

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do
not see." Hebrews 11:1

WHAT YOU SEE IS NOT ALL YOU GET

What you see is not all you get
When this life comes to an end.
What you see is not all you get
A new life will begin.

What you see is not all you get
There will be one endless day.
What you see is not all you get
Your tears will be wiped away.

What you see is not all you get
Troubles will be no more.
What you see is not all you get
When you enter heaven's door.

What you see is not all you get.
In this life, we call a race.
What you see is not all you get
You will see God face to face.

Freda Fullerton
January 14, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden!

WHEN GOD CALLS, WE NEED TO ANSWER

When God calls, we need to answer
It may take us to some scary place.
When God calls, we need to answer
We need to step out in faith.

When God calls, we need to answer
It will not always be our plan.
When God calls, we need to answer
It may be to some foreign land.

When God calls, we need to answer
It may be to the neighbor next door.
When God calls, we need to answer
His wisdom we must implore.

When God calls, we need to answer
Whether it be near to far.
When God calls, we need to answer
We may need to bloom right where we are!

Freda Fullerton
January 13, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden:

And God said..
GIVE ME YOUR HAND

Give Me your hand
And walk a ways with me.
Give Me your hand
I'll always be where you'll be.

Give Me your hand
I'll help you over the bumps in life.
Give Me your hand
And I'll see you through all strife.

Give Me your hand
And if you should fall by the way
Give Me your hand
I'll lift you up today.

Give Me your hand
When Jordan's waters roll over you.
Give Me your hand
I will see you safely through!

Freda Fullerton
January 12, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden!
Happy birthday to our sweet Julie. Time has not only slipped away,
it has run away!,

CHILDREN GROW UP

Children grow up
And they move away.
Children grow up
Roles are reversed one day.

Children grow up
But they still bless you.
Children grow up
And become your friends too.

Children grow up
Live lives of their own.
Children grow up
But make where you are home.

Children grow up
Give them an example to be.
Children grow up
Their footsteps will follow thee.

Freda Fullerton
January 10, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden:

"Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance
of faith. Hebrews 10:22

DRAW NEAR TO GOD

Draw near to God
Walk with Him each day.
Draw near to God
And you will not stray.

Draw near to God
Get on your knees prayer.
Draw near to God
You will find Him waiting there.

Draw near to God
Read His Word each day.
Draw near to God
And He will led the way.

Draw near to God
In all you say and do.
Draw near to God
And He will draw near to you!

Freda Fullerton
January 9, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden:

DO I MATTER?

Do I matter?
Of course I do
Please believe
So do you.

Do I matter?
So much, you see
That my Savior
Died for me.

Do I matter?
Every day
God loves me
Even when I stray.

Do I matter?
All life does, you see
That's why abortion
Seems wrong to me!

Freda Fullerton
January 8, 2017

Freda'a Garden:

Welcome to my Garden!

STORY TELLER

Story teller
Jesus Christ tis He.
He tells of God's love
And how to set us free.

Story teller
The Parable of the day.
He told stories of life
In a simple way.

Story teller
Communicator of faith
He wants us to hear
Of God's mercy and His grace.

Story teller
A Prophet's words came true
He went to the cross
With our Salvation in view!

Freda Fullerton
January 7, 2017

Freda's Grden:

Welcome to my Garden:
"God is our refuge and strength an ever present help in trouble."
Psalm 46:1

OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH

Our refuge and strength
Will now and then seem low.
We need to reboot
With God's power to Go.

Our refuge and strength
Others sometimes will demean.
For God may seem silent
As He works behind the scene.

Our refuge and strength
It is God who gives us peace.
When we go to Hm in prayer
He will our fears release.

Our refuge and strength
Comes from God, you see.
It comes with mercy and grace
And His love is for eternity!

Freda Fullerton
January 6, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden:
God wants us to OPEN WIDE!

OPEN WIDE

Open wide...
Your heart for love.
Open wide...
Arms for blessings above.

Open wide...
Your mouth to sing.
Open wide...
Your mind to everything.

Open wide...
Your eyes to see.
Open wide...
Your ears, hear Me.

Open wide ...
Your soul, you see.
Open wide....
And pray to Me!

Freda Fullerton
December 5, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden:
Our granddaughter Katie, She is now 20

"So God created man in his own image, male and female, he created them."
Genesis 1:27

MADE IN GOD'S IMAGE

Made in God's image
Is why God gives us love.
Made in God's image
With guidance from above.

Made in God's image
Is everyone you meet.
Made in God's image
The homeless on the street.

Made in God's image
Perfect, you see.
Made in God's image
Most wonderfully.

Made in God's image
We should have known all along
Made in God's image
Abortion is wrong!

Freda Fullerton
January 4, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden:
This is some dolls I dressed for Dot Barr's work with foster children.
Dot has a great talent in getting people together to get things done.
She always gives credit to whoever she is working with and to God,

WORK TOGETHER

Work together...
To build something of worth.
Work together...
To build up God's church.

Work together...
To build a life.
Work together...
Husband and wife.

Work together...
To get things done.
Work together...
Put the devil on the run.

Work together...
Our fears to release
Work together...
To bring about peace.

Freda Fullerton
January 3, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden:

THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE

This little light of mine
Does not shine so bright.
This little light of mine
Can be seen on a very dark night.

This little light of mine
Won't light the world, I assume.
This little light of mine
Will light a very small room

This little light of mine
I pray a loved one it will be.
This little light of mine
Is lit by God, you see.

This little light of mine
Will flicker now and then.
This little light of mine
On God does depend.

Freda Fullerton
January 2, 2017

Freda's Garden:

Freda's Garden:

Welcome to my Garden:


GOD'S SCRAPBOOK

God's scrapbook...
Contains your name, you see.
God is proud of who you are
And who you're going to be.

God's scrapbook...
Contains your praises to Him
And you can be sure
He does not forget any of them.

God's scrapbook...
Contains the little things you've done
He smiles when He see them,
Each and everyone.

God's scrapbook...
Is filled with your prayers.
He loves you so much,
He reads it for hours.

Freda Fullerton
January 1, 2017