Hey!
I’ve done a little garden tending this week. The birds were chirping, the wind whispered in the trees as I pulled up weeds, raked, and moved dirt around with my hands. I like this task of caring and tending to the garden. My mind wanders and begins to soul tend, too.
I found weeds blossoming. Pretty, but a nuisance. I work diligently to keep them away. Sometimes, poison is required.
I have weeds deep in my soul. I fool myself into thinking they’re pretty. As I yanked and pulled those weeds in my garden, the roots held firm into the ground while they broke easily at the base of the stem. I know that I need a spade to get the remainders out. Like those in my soul, I know they’re going to require some muscle to remove and if I don’t take care of them, they’ll once again produce and choke out the good I want.
With a little effort and nurturing, the blossoming begins.
I removed debris and the suffocating weeds so the plant had the space to freely thrive and bloom. I tilled at things buried deep inside as I puttered about the yard while persuading attributes of joy, hope, kindness and love to sow in their space within me to bloom like my garden: fresh, clean, and well-tended.
Blessings,
Mimi
“The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.” Isaiah 58:11 NIV Bible
This is beautiful Mimi! My Honey is the gardener around here and he loves to dig around, to tend to the weeds and the planting and watering… I enjoy the end results, but I also enjoy the process as he works to make beauty feel safe and nurtured enough to spring forth! I love the connection to tending the garden of our souls. That is one garden that must be done on our own… luckily we have a Master Gardener residing inside who create beautiful things out of dust!
Thanks Karrilee! Yes — thank goodness for His tending!
This is a beautiful reminder that I need to do more tending in the garden of my soul
Thanks Marion!
Just adding to thoughts of others…needing some soul tending!