that’s what i have been doing lately- planting. i love the anticipation of the beauty to come, visualizing in my head how things will look, what colors will do to the landscape, what is functional, what my kids will enjoy. there is just so much joy in it. and there is joy in hard work. at the end of the day, i am so proud of myself for working hard and accomplishing things. and then, in the months to come, i can actually enjoy the fruits of my labor. it’s just good. (…)
i adore my parents. they are just good people. and they love me and my kids without reserve. everytime they come up to visit, they are so great to help me with my house, my yard or to stock my freezer. and just working with someone, sharing ideas, sweating together- makes it more fun. seriously, who likes to sweat alone? not this girl! i also love getting to make my house a home with their help. God has blessed me so through my parents and my wonderful in-laws. it really seems that He designed us in such a way to make each other better. i am really enjoying that right now. i love it when it’s easy. when you can just get together and really enjoy one another. but both sets of my parents are tremendously generous in helping me with my house, my yard, my kids, my life. and i know that it’s rare to have that. so i so receive them as a blessing from the Lord. and I praise Him for it- because I really need them in my life right now.
relationships, like flowers and seeds, change with time. you have to dream a little first and pick just the right ones. then you have to find the right place with the best condition for growth and maturity. next you have to put in a ton of hard work, back-breaking labor at times! then after you think you can’t do anymore, you water them, you fertilize them, you wait patiently. and then that day comes when you get to sit and just enjoy the beauty, the smell, the feeling of reward and blessings. and that’s a good day!
in my life, i see this really vividly with my children. i’m in the back-breaking labor days right now! but man, i go to bed each night knowing that i’m working on something worth far more than petals or fruit. my precious children are the world to me. i love these days. and i look forward to seeing who God has made them to be. what a joy to watch Him grow them.
