May. 13, 2007 - Mother's Day Gardening
Each year on Mother's Day, I get new flowers for my flower gardens. As I was planting them yesterday, on my knees with my dirty hands, I thought about how gardening is like being a mother. I tend my garden and my children daily. I water and feed and weed and protect both. I love the beauty that they bring to my life, but they also bring a lot of work.
I also realized how very little power I actually have on the outcome of either. I can't make a flower grow. I can't stop a late freeze from coming. All I can do is keep protecting and pulling out the weeds. For our children, I can teach them and train them and pray for them every day. But at some point, they will have to be responsible for their lives. God send rain and sun and warmth and cold into our lives for different reasons. I pray that I can plant good things in the hearts of my children and that when they are old, they will still be following Him.
Psalm 103:
13 As a father has compassion on his children,
so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
14 for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are like grass,
he flourishes like a flower of the field;
16 the wind blows over it and it is gone,
and its place remembers it no more.
17 But from everlasting to everlasting
the LORD's love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children's children-
18 with those who keep his covenant
and remember to obey his precepts.
19 The LORD has established his throne in heaven,
and his kingdom rules over all.
20 Praise the LORD, you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his bidding,
who obey his word.
21 Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts,
you his servants who do his will.
22 Praise the LORD, all his works
everywhere in his dominion.
Praise the LORD, O my soul.
By the way, this year, I had to buy my plants myself. My kids got me a Wii!
Comments
May. 25, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by PumpkinsMomma
Hey ! Sorry I haven't checked back to see you posts!
I liked reading your thoughts about gardening and children. It is very true!
marie
