One of my favorite things to do here at CICRIN is work in the garden.
Every morning, 5 or 6 of us lady-folks head out to meet Hilario, the man in charge of the garden and spend 4 or so hours working under his instruction.
We do all sorts of things: pick weeds, plant seeds and roots, hoe fields, dig holes, fertilize stuff and water the plants.
Although hoe-ing is not my favorite, it is pretty stinking rewarding!
Some days, its really easy because its rained and the ground is soft.
Other days, its cracked and dry and full of rocks and you feel like you work for hours and see no progress. Because the ground here is so fertile-sometimes it seems like we come back the next day and there are weeds growing again [thanks volcano!]
The sweet soil also means, though, that we get to see a lot of plants growing.
Not just a little bit either, they grow so big and so fast.
I feel like the garden reminds me a lot of my life. Sometimes, its easy. Things are going swimmingly and problems are easy to crush through. Other times, they’re harder. The soil is tougher. The roots are dug deeper. We get really caught up in junk, yank it out of our lives, and the next day it seems like its back again….
Hungry for one more tasty garden life-application? Well you’re in luck-here’s another:
I’ve been reading through Luke since I’ve been here and earlier this week I read Luke 8, which is the parable where Jesus talks about the farmer who goes out to sow seeds. His seeds land in all kinds of soil and grow differently based on where they land and it reminded me of el jardin and the work we’ve been doing.
In the parable, as well as the garden, some of the plants flourish. They’re planted in great soil, are well watered, and are grass/weed free.
Others, however, sort of grow but don’t seem to reach their full potential. They’re doing all right, but not really getting as tall as the others.
The third group just never grow at all. They may’ve been planted in an area full of weeds or not get the water they need or the seeds get placed under a rock.
In Luke 8, the “soil” that really got me thinking was the rocky soil. In verse 13, Jesus says: e“Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but have no roots.”
Dang. They receive it with joy, but its all for not.
I don’t want my “soil” to be rocky.
More than anything, I want to have roots.
I want to not just receive His word with joy, but be grounded with knowledge and growing in truth every day.
We, as a team, just finished reading Daniel and started Hebrews on Thursday. I am so thankful for this time to “gain roots” with my team. To grow in understanding and knowledge so that my joy will not be without fruit.
The seeds with the good soil is for “those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by preserving produce a crop.”
My prayer this summer is that I will continue gaining roots so that, just like we get to see the garden growing and changing, people will see growth and fruit in my life.
Every morning, 5 or 6 of us lady-folks head out to meet Hilario, the man in charge of the garden and spend 4 or so hours working under his instruction.
We do all sorts of things: pick weeds, plant seeds and roots, hoe fields, dig holes, fertilize stuff and water the plants.
Although hoe-ing is not my favorite, it is pretty stinking rewarding!
Some days, its really easy because its rained and the ground is soft.
Other days, its cracked and dry and full of rocks and you feel like you work for hours and see no progress. Because the ground here is so fertile-sometimes it seems like we come back the next day and there are weeds growing again [thanks volcano!]
The sweet soil also means, though, that we get to see a lot of plants growing.
Not just a little bit either, they grow so big and so fast.
I feel like the garden reminds me a lot of my life. Sometimes, its easy. Things are going swimmingly and problems are easy to crush through. Other times, they’re harder. The soil is tougher. The roots are dug deeper. We get really caught up in junk, yank it out of our lives, and the next day it seems like its back again….
Hungry for one more tasty garden life-application? Well you’re in luck-here’s another:
I’ve been reading through Luke since I’ve been here and earlier this week I read Luke 8, which is the parable where Jesus talks about the farmer who goes out to sow seeds. His seeds land in all kinds of soil and grow differently based on where they land and it reminded me of el jardin and the work we’ve been doing.
In the parable, as well as the garden, some of the plants flourish. They’re planted in great soil, are well watered, and are grass/weed free.
Others, however, sort of grow but don’t seem to reach their full potential. They’re doing all right, but not really getting as tall as the others.
The third group just never grow at all. They may’ve been planted in an area full of weeds or not get the water they need or the seeds get placed under a rock.
In Luke 8, the “soil” that really got me thinking was the rocky soil. In verse 13, Jesus says: e“Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but have no roots.”
Dang. They receive it with joy, but its all for not.
I don’t want my “soil” to be rocky.
More than anything, I want to have roots.
I want to not just receive His word with joy, but be grounded with knowledge and growing in truth every day.
We, as a team, just finished reading Daniel and started Hebrews on Thursday. I am so thankful for this time to “gain roots” with my team. To grow in understanding and knowledge so that my joy will not be without fruit.
The seeds with the good soil is for “those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by preserving produce a crop.”
My prayer this summer is that I will continue gaining roots so that, just like we get to see the garden growing and changing, people will see growth and fruit in my life.
