A Bountiful Garden

When we lived in California many years ago, we could grow anything. Not because we were great farmers or had a green thumb but just because the soil was so rich and the climate was wonderful. Well, when we moved here to the South, we expected the same thing and so planted fruit trees (they sold them at the store so they must grow here!) and a variety of garden plants. Well, out of the six fruit trees that we planted, four died in the first few years without doing anything and we finally transplanted the last two pear trees to a better area because we had happened to plant them in one of the lowest parts of our yard. Finally, eight years later, we had a tiny pear on one of them. Isn't that great!! Then the trees developed fire blight and so had to trim them down a lot. Ugh:)

Now as to the garden, we have been trying a lot of different thing but without very much regular success. We began praying this year that God would bless our garden and allow us to grow food for ourselves and He has decided to bless! Kyle took almost complete responsibility of planning and caring for the garden and it is flourishing. We praise the Lord.

The corn is doing great this year after many years of attempting to grow it!

We have an abundance of green beans!

Beautiful!

We love blueberry season. Unfortunately the birds like it too!


"Can the fig tree, my brethren bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show our of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom."
James 3:12-13


This is the beginning of a squash. Isn't that amazing?


"And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin; And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these...Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?...But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
Matthew 6:28-33


This little guy has become the youngest in our family to lose a tooth. He is very excited and, well...very cute!!

A quick update with the bees: they seem do be doing very well and have started construction on comb and honey. New eggs are getting ready to hatch!

Luke gets to help this time

Luke, I think you were thinking a little too far in advance when you bought that:)

This is how professionals begin!!

Have a very blessed day!