The collage of pictures shows the progression of the plants, from seedlings we began indoors, to how they're doing now in the garden and greenhouse.
I absolutely LOVE my time outside in the garden! There's nothing quite as therapeutic as digging in the dirt, getting a little muddy, tending to plants and then eating the fruits of your labor. My favorite time out there is early morning, when the birds are singing loudly, announcing another day, and the dew is still fresh on the grass. We live close enough to a few farms that, when the wind is blowing just right, I can even hear a rooster! Standing there, taking a deep breath of fresh morning air, feeling the soothing breeze and morning sun on my skin, I'm reminded that God has given me a new day. A new, fresh start to give Him glory and praise. I'm also reminded that He is the One who allows the food to grow, the beans and cucumbers to wind themselves around the trellis', the large leaves to shade the fragile roots. Every detail is part of His plan and points directly to His creativity.
And they sing His praises.
"Thou dost make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy." Psalm 65:8
"The meadows are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are covered with grain; they shout for joy, yes, they sing." Psalm 65:13
God's creation, animals and plants, rolling valleys and hills. They all shout and sing His praises! This takes my breath away every time I think about it. What hits me mostly though is this. If His creation sings His praises, how much more should I, as His child? I, who knows what He did for me and how much He loves me?
"Shout joyfully to God, all the earth; sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious. Say to God, "How awesome are Thy works!" Psalm 66:1-3a
This made me smile! :)
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