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https:\/\/www.romans15four.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/martha-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.romans15four.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/martha-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gardening<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/improve-garden-soil\/\">Tips to improve garden soil<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenista.com\/posts\/dirty-secrets-10-ways-to-improve-garden-soil\/\">Gardenista tips to improve soil<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scripture Verses:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matthew 13:3-23 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew%2013:3-23&amp;version=NIV\">NIV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+13%3A3-23&amp;version=MSG\">MSG<\/a> <a 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heart.<br><br>Doubtless this requires a sacrifice; it requires us to give up our own comfort, our own ease, our own firesides, our dear solitude, our own favorite absorbing pursuits, our shyness, our reserve, our pride, our selfishness.<br><\/p><cite>Arthur P. 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