I planted a garden this year. OK, I actually planted some vegetables in three large containers. That is what you do when you live in an RV.
I planted tomatoes, peppers, and pickling cumbers. I did not expect bushel baskets full of produce, but I thought it would be nice to have a few fresh vegetables.
But it rained. All of April, all of may, much of June, it rained. Despite the rain, I picked two tomatoes and had three more growing, along with two peppers and one cucumber. Not a bumper crop.
Then it got hot. Hot as in a week of over 100 degrees. Two of the three tomatoes survived the heat, but the rest of the vegetables wilted and died.
Where am I going with this?
I could have lamented what was lost. I could have shaken my fist at the rain and the sun for ruining my harvest. I could have regretted the money I spent and the time I invested.
Or, I could enjoy my salad. Actually, two salads, each with two tomatoes. And I could look forward to next year.
Life brings you stuff. But we choose how to live, how to respond.
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23
I wonder what I should plant next year?
