Thanks to this wonderful kindergarten teacher, my youngest son developed a love of gardening. Last year he grew 2 pumpkins from plants that he started in his kindergarten classroom. This year he grew 6 big pumpkins at our old house. (and at least 50 tomatoes) He watered his garden several times a day without me having to remind him. He was very proud of it. I should have taken a picture.
Sadly to write, this is the lone survivor. This was the 7th pumpkin that was rescued before he got to full size.
Thanks to this amazing first grade teacher, this adorable black pup came into our lives....
He thought it was very nice of my son to grow those delicious smelling treats in the backyard.
This remaining little pumpkin didn't get out without scars
I think my son learned some valuable lessons through this. Sometimes we can work so hard at something for so long and it seems to be going great. Then in one day our hard work can be destroyed. It helps if we 1)remember to do everything we do for God and not for man 2)find lessons in all our trials and 3) let our trials shape us into someone more dependent on God. Nobody except our family ever got to see his big orange pumpkins. His mom never thought to take pictures. But I think that he found comfort knowing that God saw his hard work and was pleased. He also learned that next time he needs to plant his pumpkins somewhere that Walker cannot get to.
1 comment:
Hi Marci,
Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I was touched by what you had to say. It's easy to become discouraged trying to honor God through our own strength and actions. But when we do it with His power, great things are done.
Kimba
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