Eat, O friends! Drink, yes, drink deeply, O beloved ones! ~Song of Solomon 5:1 NKJV Multiplication. Some kids relish practicing their times tables. Me? Not so much. But garden multiplication? Well, that’s another story. By the time I ran out of fingers on which to count, I was lost. But there is a multiplication that I do love. In fact, I relish it. It is garden multiplication. We see it in Song of Solomon 5:1. Believers are the Bride … Continue reading →
The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. ~Isaiah 58:11 NIV I admire people with gardening skills. Although my parents were garden-minded, they did not pass that gene down to me. Still, I learned the Lord supplies all our needs. Our Needs Every summer, Dad set up his garden in well-fertilized soil by the … Continue reading →
As I watch the tiny yellow flowers on my Roma tomato plants develop from tiny flowers to delicious, vibrant red globes of fruit, I consider the importance of light. Sure, I do my part by watering the plants and fertilizing the soil, but if the fragrant green stalks don’t receive the full sunlight they need, they will die. Light is so important that it was high on God’s creation-to-do list. Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was … Continue reading →
Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails. ~Proverbs 19:21 NIV One spring, I decided it might be fun to add a strawberry plant to my landscaping and see if it would produce any fruit. But I was in for a strawberry plant surprise. I picked up a prepackaged plant ready to be planted outside. Soon, it was in the ground right by my back steps so I could water it easily … Continue reading →
Not only did my grandmother can and freeze her abundance of vegetables, but she also froze any leftover food she had. …
Continue reading →For the first time in a long time, I had a large garden plot that produced well. When the spring crops finished, I planted purple hull peas. I had not planted them in some years, but I loved them and looked forward to cooking them and covering my white rice with them and the “pot liquor” (juice, for those not from the South). …
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