Having the kids work with us(mainly dad) in the garden has been a great lesson in perseverance and hard work. They got to watch how the little seeds they planted and watered grew into full blown veggies they could pick and eat. We reminded them it's the same with our lives. If we plant seeds in our lives(good or bad) eventually we will see the fruit in the way we speak or act towards each other and others.  God wants us to cultivated a healthy crop, and so it is important to plant His words in our hearts and minds especially at an early age, so as we grow older, we will reap good fruit - if we faint not.

Daddy trying to get some ice-cream

The kids were sooooo excited to help putting the seeds in the tiny planters.

My wonderful hubby worked soooo hard to manually till the soil.  The next phase was to put in our water system.  He has already done his research and we are awaiting some components for the system.  Stay tuned for more on our Great outdoor project at canadagirl

As you can see, preparing the ground is not always easy and sometimes we come across some unpleasant things.

The key is to persevere despite how difficult it may seem. And with God's help we will be able to work out all the details.


It may not seem that God is in the trenches with us at times but He is right there working on us and creating His masterpiece.


In the end, we can look back and see the fruit of our labour, and one day we can look forward to hearing the Lord say, 'well done thou good and faithful servant.'

                                                                        

To make things even more exciting, we confirmed it on ...

Now, never mind that you see no pics of me,  I did do my fair share, but someone had to capture the moment

And that is how you start the year fresh and clean!  We have made some decisions to try and keep the vehicles as clean as possible so we will see how well that works with snacking toddlers.  Well this was just one of our New Year's plans, how about you?
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Well, that's my show & tell for this Friday check out canadagirl for some more fun stuff.

We had a wonderful day hanging out with grandma Johnson! Not to mention how the kids were rewarded with cookies and juice just for being good sports! Thanks for joining us in our show & tell, be sure to check out canadagirl for more fun ideas.

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My brother-in-law came in from Canada yesterday which made it even more special. We went to an all-you-can-eat buffet and wouldn't you know it, my son only ate pizza. As for my daugher, she had her fill of apple juice.  All in all, it was a wonderful day! The ladies is the restaurant even came and sang for him and have him his own slice of chocolate cake. It couldn't hold all the candles but who's complaining?