There are so many lessons to be learned in the garden. I’d say we all have a bit of the farmer in us – who doesn’t like to see things grow? And even if you don’t have any desire to develop your green thumb, it would be worth it to allow your kids to have a small plot somewhere in the back yard. The lessons in diligence, persistence, and rewards are invaluable; and it will teach them how to work! AND if you really want to teach them patience – plant carrots!
We had a late start with the garden because of Tilly’s time away in the shop, so when I planted the onions, lettuce, corn and beans, I left three rows for the tomatoes; however, later, when I started planting the tomato plants, I dug up a corn kernel! Inadvertently, I had planted one row of tomatoes in the same row of corn/beans! DUMB!! How can I be so stupid?! (Actually, for me it’s rather easy!) Now what? Really, there was nothing to do but wait until the beans and corn showed up.
When they did, I noticed that in the other three rows, some of the seeds hadn’t sprouted, so I dug up the little plants and placed them in the empty spots.
And isn’t that just like our dear Heavenly Father? He takes our mistakes and makes them profitable to us! Doesn’t He promise “beauty for ashes?” (Isaiah 61:3) While we’re kicking ourselves for making such foolish mistakes, God has already planned how He will use our “mistakes” to show us another wonderful little facet of His great design.
So many lessons! Doesn’t it just make you want to go out and dig?! 🙂
“To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.” Isaiah 61:3
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