Gardening already

We know that the Scriptures say that life is like a vapor that appears for a short time and vanishes away. I think of this each time it time to plant the garden, recognizing that before long, it will be time to harvest. It is hard to believe that we are thinking of gardening already. The boys and I raked the remains of last year's garden and I fired up the big Montgomery Ward tiller that belongs to my dad. I have a love/hate relationship with that thing. It does a wonderful job at tilling when it runs, but it seems that every year something breaks and halts the operation. The thing weighs more than three men should lift, but fool that I am, I try to manhandle the thing every spring. I got half of the garden tilled and then, guess what? It broke down!

I am nearing completion of a couple pretty good sized cabinets jobs and now I need to turn my gaze to projects here at home. I would like to plant some of the cooler weather crops soon and there is a chicken house to get ready so that we can orders some chickens. We got a nice brooder house for $50 that needs a bit of repair and then we are hoping to order some chickens.

I am glad to be able to live in an area in which it is possible to teach the kids how to do some of the more staple things in life like planting a garden and taking care of some animals. This provides and opportunity for them to do some chore and to learn how things work. As we labor together, it gives time for us to speak of things that God has done, in allowing us to have the ability to use our hands for the purpose of laboring and to have an opportunity to praise Him for what He has done.