Pandemic. We are all tired of IT, and the word itself. But, I would like to talk about one great thing IT caused in my family’s life- we started gardening again! Last year was the first time in years we had planted a garden. My hubby and my 16-year-old son worked hard to get rid of all the years of weeds, trees, grass, and the old fence in our garden patch. Hubby tilled and all of us worked together to install a new fence, and Voila!- we had a blank canvas to plant our favorite veggies. Like life, we had a some struggles- half dead tomato plants via mail, not enough sun because of trees that were overgrown; but, with lots of prayer and hard work, we managed to have some wonderful meals from what we harvested from our garden. We also had some pretty flowers grown from seed we found in the back of the crisper drawer.

The garden was not only beautiful and delicious, but also healing. What a Blessing to take a patch of overgrown land, work together with my family and make it a place of beauty and a source of food.

We just planted this year’s garden, on Memorial Day, which was the exact same day we planted last year. The sun felt wonderful, the birds were singing, I could hear a woodpecker in the woods and the neighbor’s chicken’s cackling when they laid their mornings eggs. I was working side by side with my husband, which is always wonderful. A lot of things have changed in this past year, and life is even busier, but I am determined to return to my garden oasis as often as possible, and listen to the garden grow.