Working Outdoors

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.” Colossians 3:23

The past week was a busy one.  Life doesn’t appear to be slowing up any time soon…but for now I thought I’d add a little glimpse into some of the busyness of our lives.  Sydney snapped this picture of one of our many blooming Irises.  We actually had so many that we transplanted them into the garden simply because we didn’t have anywhere else to put them!  Last Thursday the ground had finally dried up enough to get into the garden…which was desperately in need of attention.  So the kids and I ventured out first to our personal garden.  We hoed the majority of the dry areas and planted corn, beans, onions (bigger job than I expected), more tomatoes, pickling cucumbers, and a few extra peppers.  All of the kids helped in this venture, whether planting, weeding, mulching, or for some…digging in the mud:)  After we felt that we had accomplished enough for that day we headed on over to our “community” garden and had to replant some of the plants that we lost due to all of the rain we have been having.  We also were able to finally plant the sweet potatoes.  It seemed like a long day and we were glad to be done that is for sure.  I can honestly say that everyone “pulled their weight”.