How does My Garden Grow..??

Before I get on this garden tangent- I thought I would give a Thyroid Update.. My Endo appt got moved to this week, so I am apprehensive about going on week number 2 with no Thyroid Medicine, and week three with no thyroid- yet still trying to get TSH levels ordered by my Doctors. I feel great. actually!! Which is kinda odd considering everything. My mind is in many different pockets right now, yet I like staying busy. I guess you can say, Im waiting for the shoe to drop. Like I think ' When am I going to hit a wall in preparation for the Radiation Iodine Treatment? That is Set for next week, mind you.? I hope that this Wednesday, I will get the Bllod work ordered, and know where I stand. I may have to postpone the Treatment if my Thyroid levels arent low enough... All that to say... The Gardening Post is so fitting for me in this very moment, and I hope it offers you some encouragement.

Well, in actuality, I dont have a garden per say, but I've been feeling that God is trying to tell me something for the past few weeks as my dear neighbor Pat talks about her new garden plot in town.
She has been sharing her adventures of getting a community garden plot that her and her husband Lyle tend to every day. Im encouraging them on this for a few reasons... 1. I love tomatoes...2. I love the two who tend the garden .... and 3. I really love tomatoes!!

Pat has been sharing the lessons that have learned so far in this garden season, and I really feel they can be applied to most of life's dilemas.
1. A Well cultivated soil is vital for a seed to survive.
* What we choose to fill our hearts, our minds, our bodies with will no doubt be a main component for the seed to grow and flourish. The same can be said as to what we put out. If we put out seeds of faith, and love, and compassion- The soil will be rich in nutrients, and Wonderful Blossoms will emerge. As far as Cultivating goes.. The more you dig deeper into the soil, to get out the rocks, and encourage new growth, turn over the soil in areas that maybe have not seen sunlight in years...- New Life will be more receptive to the effort.

2. No Matter How much water, effort, or how pretty your watering can is- You need to pack Plenty-O-Paitence until the harvest comes.
* We have expectations of how high our Tomato plants should be, or how many rows of beans we should plant/yeild. We compare our bounty, or lack thereof, to the person next to us, or even across the way. We sometimes act in Faith, yet when we dont SEE the tangible results of our good deeds, or we dont feel better after a night or two of medicine.. we tend to think the effort was in vain. NO effort, no matter how great or small- Is in Vain.

3. The quantity of the Harvest, is not as important as the heart that was shared in planting the seeds, or the quality of time spent in the Garden.
* Even if this year's crops dont amount to much, Seeing my neighbors work towards a common goal, and get their hands into the earth each day is really sweet to watch. Would you want to have a high Bounty of goodies, yet learn nothing from the experience? Would you want to toil over the gardens in your life so much so that you didnt take time to truly enjoy the experince? By spending time seeking balance in the work , and the enjoyment part of life- you learn from your mistakes, and carry them with you to the next season.

I ve been thinking alot about my own garden. My spiritual Garden, and how I know my soil in spots needs some rot-atillin', some water, and all that sounds easy in speech and word, but the action at times is painful. Picture a bone dry mess of soil, clay clumps- trying to yeild a crop>?
It takes willing hands to get dirty and persistence to keep the process up, as well as the ability to ask for help. For I do believe that My God is at work in my life in ways, I cant even articulate. Yet- I know that There are some things I need to work on myself:
1. To ask for discipline to get into the word more. To let ALL scripture speak to me, as apposed to just looking up what I ' think' I need to hear/read.
2. To be silent and still.

And on that note-

Blessings-