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the harvest is coming. these are the first of many 'sweet 100's', aka cherry tomatoes. tom and i enjoyed them, short lived as it was. i'm believing there will be a bountiful crop this summer.

the peppers are another story. my neighbor karen told me when they grew peppers it took longer for them to show up, more of a fall food. i'm encouraged by this news because i go out every day and see my tomatoes and cucumbers growing at warp speed and then the peppers do nothing. even the zucchini are producing more flowers and i think i have two actually growing. she said once the zucchini with those giant leaves start growing they'll really take off.

there's something invigorating about growing food. it puts you in touch with the Lord's design, because i'm not really doing anything. if it doesn't rain every couple of days (which it usually does) then i water them myself. i've fertilized them with 'fish poop' and weeded out the unwanted. other than that God makes the sun shine at the right times and makes the soil healthy. the bugs haven't even been a big trouble, i just spray a little soapy water on the leaves and it seems to keeps them away for a while. i spot a few spiders and ladybugs in the garden and thank God that he's bringing these guys around.

whenever i go out there and see something growing bigger or getting redder i get a little thrill. it's like when wyatt started singing "twinkle twinkle" or cassie started saying "please." it makes me feel like i'm doing something right. and then i get to eat the accomplishment, which is really what i want to do with my kids, but there's a word for that: cannibalism. so i'll slice up my cucumbers and tomatoes and watch the kids run around, instead. it's a good compromise.