Well, Hello There

Oh sweet bloggersville, how I've missed you. Been awhile, too long. Spring has finally grown a backbone and is slowly, but surely, coming out of Winter's gloomy shadow! She sure took her sweet, sunshiney time. Nevertheless~she showed up! Spring is without a doubt like Christmas to a gardener. We wait patiently through the cold, the sleet and snow covered hard earth for that first pop of color. Walking out my front door every morning during the spring is absolutely reassurance that God keeps His promises without fail. I take serious, serious delight in noticing something new around our property everyday. Could be just as simple as the gleaming buds on the redbud trees with just a very few leaves that are showing up to the party early or as complicated as a wasps nest and how incredible those scary things work together to get their Taj Mahal just right. Sad that they get evicted so quickly though!
My Husby has always kept an amazing, huge veggie garden out here. I just told a friend recently that Husby had a garden tilled and planted before we had even unpacked our boxes after moving here! He took care of the garden and canned whatever he harvested. I didn't really have much interest in it the first couple years. I couldn't tell you why, yes I can, it is A LOT of work! I was lazy and foolish. Honestly, I had no idea how rewarding gardening is. Whether it is a flower garden, herb garden, or every veggie and fruit imaginable, accomplishing something like the miracle of growing things is a pride that can only be shared by handing someone a home grown bouquet or a basket full of homemade pickle relish and cherry jam.
So in honor of Spring sharing her delightful promises with us, let's go outside, play in the dirt, plant promises in the sweet soil to show our children that miracles really do happen! Have a little faith in Mother Nature and yourself, don't be afraid if you aren't a greenthumb! The only way to be a gardener is to learn to grow...
More gardening posts to come!
Have a spectacular day! Go outside!!
Natalie

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