something i learned quickly when we started tending our garden is that when you’re out of daylight, the work is brought to an abrupt halt. we have no artificial lights to guide us in our efforts, only the light of the sun.
again, it’s not that no one gardens at night, it’s that we can’t. and [...]
last week i learned that i need to start digging.
but there was a second part to what i learned. as we were doing our best to clear away the tough, compacted, dry ground, and as i thought about how that relates to ministry, i realized a fundamental mistake that i am prone to make: blaming [...]
remember the flood i caused? well, as expected, all the ground where the water sat eventually dried, compacted, cracked and filled our watering trenches, especially around our tomato plants.
last night kelly and i spent some time in the yard. i edged and mowed while she started re-digging the trenches that our plants needed to get [...]
i learned something new about working a vineyard this week; and that’s the fact that good intentions don’t keep me from making mistakes.
monday morning. woke up. got ready for work. and, as always, i thought to myself:
time to go water.
at about 7:30am kelly and i had headed out to hydrate our thirsty garden (it’s a [...]
the harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.
[ Luke 10:2 ]
i never could have imagined how exciting it is to grow something from the dirt. i mean, kelly and i had been looking forward to starting a garden back [...]
I have given you a land for which you did not labor, and cities which you did not build, and you dwell in them; you eat of the vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant.’
[ Joshua 24:13 ]
this is a verse that has been on my mind recently, the reason being that it [...]
