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..."some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times."

Remember our pitiful little school garden that the boys and I planted last year? Well, here are the watermelon plants now, that we transplanted into good, tilled, broken soil. Amazing the results when the ground is soft, properly watered and protected from the harsh direct sunlight. The weeds that had underground roots had been completely pulled out, the soil was turned and completely exposed so that the air, water and sunlight could penetrate places that had been hidden for years. Same plants...completely different results...what a powerful sermon in our tiny, healthy garden!