I planted spinach, lettuce, carrots, broccoli and more to come. Mom has bought some plants too so I'll plant those next week. There is something wonderful about planting in the garden. We look forward with expectation to the signs of life and then the produce. My friend Lori says we all need three things, someone to love, something to do, and something to look forward to.
This month I will be flying to Atlanta to see my dear friend Rhonda. I haven't seen her in over a year and I am looking forward to spending time with her. She is a friend that I have no doubt God sent into my life at the appointed time. We walked together and talked of being grateful and thankful for the many blessings in our lives. We kept each other encouraged to trust His never-ending love for us. I am so blessed to have so many Godly friends in my life that are loving and wise. God has loved me as they have poured out of their hearts into mine.
Now that I am settling into this little community called Utopia I am seeing opportunities to pour into others. I want to plant and pour the hope that God gave me back into others. I heard Beth Moore say that we should see that bad circumstance in our life as a way to show the devil that it was one of the greatest changes for God in our lives. He is certainly making the opportunities for that to happen by placing people in my path.
I will continue to work in the garden and I'll post more pictures. It is rewarding to see the little plants coming up. We have no control over that growth but we get to enjoy the bounty. How good is that?
