THE FRUIT IS RIPE . . .

Posted on September 18, 2025 by atimetoshare.me

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER@

“and in the eyes of the people there is the failure; and in the eyes of the hungry there is a growing wrath. In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.”
― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

The painting shown today was painted plein air at the Parley Lake Winery.  It is a lovely place to visit, with art on the grounds, along with animals, grapes and tasty wine.  The grapes are ready for harvesting.  Are we ready to be part of it?

When our hearts grow weary from the bondage of sin,
When our souls cry out for rescue,
When life continues to hand us another brick,
And requires more than we can endure,
When we feel we can no longer carry the burdens,
When heaviness weighs upon us like a ton of baggage,
When failure haunts and hunger grows,
This is when we become ripe,
This is when God begins His best work in us,
Like grapes on a vine, ready to burst forth with flavor.
With juice for the best of wines,
We are being made ready for perfection,
Do not mourn the days of suffering,
They will bring forth delightful fruit.

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About atimetoshare.me

As I reach the end of my years, I find I have a lot of good information stored up in this old decrepit mind of mine. If I don't write it all down, it may vanish and no one will have the advantage of my thoughts. This is why this blog exists. I love the Lord, Jesus with all my heart and soul. I know I'm undeserving of all He's done for me, but I also know that His love is beyond my comprehension. I've always wanted to write. I never kept diaries, but tucked my thoughts in my head for future reference. I use them now in creating stories, plays, poetry and my blog. I continue to learn every day. I believe the compilation of our time spent with God will have huge affect on the way we live. I know I'm a sinner and I need a Savior. I have One through Jesus, Christ. My book, "Stages - a memoir," is about the seven stages of life from the perspective of a woman. It addresses all the things girls and women go through in life as they travel it with Jesus, and it is available on Amazon.com.
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4 Responses to THE FRUIT IS RIPE . . .

  1. mariadefraga542012's avatar mariadefraga542012 says:
    September 18, 2025 at 11:29 am

    AMEN🙏🏻🤲🏻👑💜🇮🇱💙🎗️🕎✝️❤️🇺🇸

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  2. K.L. Hale's avatar K.L. Hale says:
    September 18, 2025 at 7:20 pm

    How beautiful, Mama K. It seems many are ripe right now, I pray! May we burst with fruit. I love you and pray for you daily!

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    • atimetoshare.me's avatar atimetoshare.me says:
      September 18, 2025 at 8:31 pm

      Likewise my dear child. Hope you are well💕

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      • K.L. Hale's avatar K.L. Hale says:
        September 19, 2025 at 10:39 am

        Thank you, precious Mama K. I’m hanging in faith! I was in the classroom a couple of days. I need prayer about it. My health and energy, this year, are a bit trickier on this chemo. For some reason, yesterday, a “spider web stringy black thingy” (ha ha) appeared in my line of sight, right eye? I’m sure it could be aging or my glasses? But it’s very annoying?! I have my blood draw and oncology visit this afternoon and I will let my oncologist know about it. Next week I’ll go to Kansas City for many days. My youngest son and DIL will accompany me to my new specialist in my cancer on Friday, Sept. 26th at St. Luke’s. Praise God! No matter what-God has it all! I pray for you DAILY. I love you and pray YOU are well, too. ❤️❣️

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