ive been thinking again...maybe it has been amanda's beautiful series of posts this week. tara's especially hit me as such truth, or maybe it was all of the kind comments and encouragement. we all need a little 'atta girl now and then don't we
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grace in the garden
i know i've said it before, but
the garden is absolutely beautiful right now
this morning i was up extra early
i even beat the sun
and the chickens
and as i was having my first cup of coffee
wandering through the raised beds
full of yet-to-ripen
tomatoes and blooming beans
i realized for the first time
that the flowers and veggies and pretty vines
are perfect mirror images of what's been going on in my head
the same, but opposite
the garden has been such a wonderful place to run away from the craziness
that I find in my life right now
but what I wasn't ready to see
what the garden has taught me
is how much running i've done
escaping to a place where I can weed out the yucky stuff
i don't like to see
a place where the dirt under my nails is washed off
once I come inside
where mucky boots are left outside by the back door
but it is time
it is time to face the music
time for grace
and mercy and goodness
time to embrace change
and let the light back in
because there is beauty
and joy
and wholeness,
and love,
love
on the other side.
I know it.
Happy weekend to you all!
:: always love tend
:: so pretty
:: farm fashion
:: sweet relief for the summer heat