We like to watch an inspiring documentary called Back To Eden.
It's all about gardening to the glory of God and understanding more of the Creator!
We've learned so much about gardening lately and especially the use of wood chips. We also have a new book called Born-Again Dirt: Farming to the Glory of God that the older kids are reading and we have started to pray for our future gardening endeavors.
Also, our sweet neighbors gave us this gem we'll be referring to this coming winter during pruning season:
(Thank you to the Gates!)
We have a few challenges here where we live, among them are gophers, birds, arid weather, and cold winters,
yet we are going to learn as we go and pray the Lord blesses the work of our hands!
"So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth."
1 Corinthians 3:7
We love how there are constant agrarian analogies in God's Word.
There's so much to learn about spiritual sowing, growing, pruning, harvest by looking to the land.
In Back To Eden, they talk about tree trimming businesses sometimes being willing to share their wood chips.
We saw this in the film but hadn't explored the option...until...
...our wonderful neighbors (who also gave us the book!) called us to say that their next door neighbor was having some trees chipped. They offered to ask if the trimmers would be willing to share the wood chips with our family. The children prayed over breakfast that they would say yes and also that it would be free of charge and guess what happened after?!
WOOD CHIPS!
LOTS AND LOTS OF WOOD CHIPS!!
And they even gave them to us for free! Yes, God answers prayers!
So, let the gardening expedition begin, wood chips and all!
(Oh hi, Happy.)
"And God said, 'Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.' And it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good."
Genesis 1:11-12
