The weather was absolutely perfect today, so the boys and I ventured outside after school and spent about three hours making and planting another garden. We have had a great time watching the little seedlings sprout up out of the ground. In our first garden, we have about a hundred little radish plants, and 18 pea plants, along with some onions that are coming along. Today, we went all out, and planted green beans, more onions, broccoli, sweet corn, pumpkins and watermelon. We also planted a row of sunflowers along our fence line where there is full sun all day long. Jonathan is my diligent worker. From the first shovel full of dirt to the last sprinkling of water, he's right there with me. Josh loves to play and will find any excuse to get out of "work". I will say that he did plant all his own seeds today, so that was a step in the right direction.
A few weeks ago I planted a large circle of herbs that I divided into quarters...cilantro, chives, basil and oregano. I was watering the quarters today, and I was thinking about how a few days ago, I was ready to give up on my herb garden. I had been faithful to water everyday, and still I saw no life. Then one day, after we had two days of lots of sun, the oregano had popped up out of the ground, and I had about 30 little seedlings. I remembered how I was so close to just quitting on the herbs, but now, seeing the new growth, I was so excited that I kept watering, in spite of my doubt. And the Lord gently reminded me not to give up, even when I don't see anything changing. Don't give up on people, or tasks I put my hand to do, or even myself, because he is always working things together for good, even when it seems as though nothing at all is really going on. Today, the cilantro is coming up...I can't wait for next week to see what else will grow!
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