Wordless Wednesday

Summertime 2014

Freshman year of college is (finally!) out of the way and I've got a little time on my hands to sit down and write now.

This summer, I am so blessed to be living with a close relative helping take care of her house during the day. Ironically, the thing I missed most during the school year and living in a dorm was the normalcy of being in a running household. I missed cooking and cleaning and having people I love walking in and out all day. I missed calm and quiet devotionals as I eat my breakfast in the mornings, and hectic afternoons getting ready for someone else’s event.

Frankly, I’m excited to see what this strange summer will bring. I've got vague ideas, but what will actually happen is out of my control – for that I am so grateful. If it were up to me, lots of things would happen and they would be amazing. If I plan things out too much I will miss out on the everyday miracles, surprises, blessings and lessons that He has to offer. Simply living in the here and now allows you to bloom where you’re planted by the Master Gardener, not where you've scattered your time and energies. 

*Not a real Name of God, but I like it; work with me, folks.

Work hard, play hard, live fully.

Plan Your Garden

Last year, I had a garden.
It was beautiful.
I learned that you shouldn't start off with more than you can really handle. I could handle growing all of it just fine, but I had so many vegetables that 3/4 of it went to waste. I don't want that happening again this year! Plus, I will be heading off to school in the fall and won't be able to tend to the extra produce that seems to blossom overnight around October.

This year, I'm only going to grow:

• Cucumbers (The 4 plants I grew last year produce almost 200 cucumbers!)
• Tomatoes
• Carrots
• Lettuce
• Spinach
• Pumpkin on a stick - it's actually an ornamental eggplant! (Check it out here)
• Any flowers/herbs/misc. veggies my family wants to add in

Another thing I'll be doing is making my compost pile more productive! Composting is a branch of the soils sciences and is a lot of work.

This will be fun!
What are you doing in your garden?