For my birthday, my Papa Roy gave us a gift card to Sears so we could buy our very own drill. It’s a Makita, which I’ve decided is a girl’s name (and it comes in a swanky teal case-definitely for a girl!). We’ve had some good times drilling holes into different parts of our house: [...]
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July 23, 2008First Harvest
July 21, 2008Kelly and I were going about our merry way this evening getting ready for dinner when she suddenly stopped what she was doing and pointed. “Jonathan,” she said, “look!” And this is what we saw on a tree in our yard that, until today, had only produced leaves: Yes… that’s right… a pear! We have [...]
Suddenly, I realized….
June 11, 2008I’m just like my mom sometimes. I laughed this morning at the realization that I am now frequently in our yard at 5:30 in the morning, in my giant white bathrobe or a pair of sweats (often wearing my big yellow plaid rubber boots!), watering the plants or cutting a flower or just quickly pulling [...]
More than Conquerors
May 27, 2008We know that Romans 8 tells us we are more than conquerors, but this weekend, I felt like more than a conqueror-we took control of the yard! We pulled out the weeds, we trimmed back the offending growth and we planted flowers, vegetables and seeds of various kinds! It was awesome! The day started like [...]
About today
March 17, 2008Today is March 17th. A day for many folks to celebrate St. Patrick, his removal of snakes from Ireland (entirely?) and mostly to do things like pinch people who are not wearing green or drink green beverages or enjoy corned beef. Here’s the thing. I’m not catholic or Irish and I’m not terribly afraid of [...]