i am really having a hard time with the garden this year. it just looks dreadful right now. there are TONS of weeds, and outta control vegetation. half of it is dead, the zucchini and spinach and overgrown lettuce all need to be pulled out.
even the tomatoes are disappointing. oh, and the cucumbers, which have completely quit yielding. i'm sad that i did not get to make even ONE dill pickle.
and the melons. last year, they were fabulous! this spring, they were pitiful. i think maybe it was just to cold for them. some even died early on, and i had to replant. by now, the vines are quite vigorous, but try as i may, i could not see ONE fruit. not one.
last night i was out, and much to my surprise, right at the edge of the bed, i saw a tiny SOMETHING sticking out. one cute little melon.
then another.
then another.
then a HUGEish one in the back!
and once again, much to my surprise, things aren't as bad as they seem. looks like the garden may hold some hidden treasures yet. i wish i saw things that weren't there more often. i wish i had KNOWN in my head that they would be there, even though i could not yet see them.
i'm going to ask God to help me out with that :)
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There are just lessons flipping EVERYWHERE, aren't there? I never did understand how someone could look at the mountains, or eat a garden tomato, or smell fresh-cut grass and still be an atheist.
I love that He loves to remind you that He loves you. :-)
yes. i think that is why i fell in love with Him in the first place. He kept catching me offguard in the most wonderful ways. Nobody else can do that like He can, can they?
Oh, sheesh. You make me teary. Good stuff, I'm so glad we keep reminding each other of what's important.
this is a much less spiritual comment...
i'm glad you circled them! i still had to really concentrate to see your little surprises. it was kind of like playing 'where's waldo?'... and i enjoyed it! ;)
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