In April a suburban neighborhood in Victorville California became buried in tumbleweeds High winds pushed the rolling thistles into the development from the adjacent Mojave Desert where the plant grows At maturity the pesky weed can grow to up to six feet in height mdash a formidable size when it releases itself from its roots to ldquo tumble rdquo with the wind to scatter its seeds Tumbleweeds are what I picture when I read Jeremiah rsquo s description of a person ldquo whose heart turns away from the nbsp Lord rdquo Jeremiah He says that those who draw their strength
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