I went out this morning to take the last of the fall photos and had another moment of reflection as to how wonderful the growing season began back some 7 months ago and how it so beautifully progressed up to this very day in the garden. Everything has it's place and time and the more we let it naturally progress (accept it for what it is) I'm finding there is a peace that is present and is more powerfully transforming than the angst that is created by attempting to force things. Oh, don't get me wrong, angst is a powerful shaping force...it's just not a shaping I'm interested in.
The garden's progression wasn't without problems. I lost two beautiful trees this year and there were a few plants that struggled and yet some how with the care nature provided and a little extra care from myself, they were still able to cross the finish line, even if just limping. They will benefit from the oncoming season of rest. Today most of the plants have shed or are in the process of shedding the things that need to be shed in order to move on to the next phase. Kinda sounds like life doesn't it? Well, that is if we let the things that need to happen, happen. It's all grace...beautiful grace...in the triumph and the struggle. In the living and even when some dying is necessary.
It all reminds me of some lyrics from a favorite song.
The leaves on the oak tree
Hold on through the winter
They’re brown and their brittle
They clatter together
I can’t seem to let go
I’m so scared of losing
The deeper the love goes
The deeper the bruising
3 comments:
i wish my thumb were green like yours - such a beautiful place, your garden.
Kent,
"I'm finding there is a peace that is present and is more powerfully transforming than the angst that is created by attempting to force things."
Ah...this spoke into my heart, my friend. Thanks for this post. I am certainly a work in progress, and allowing myself to step back from trying to push things forward in "my time." Father's Time, truly is the best. Gettting in His way does no good.
"Today most of the plants have shed or are in the process of shedding the things that need to be shed in order to move on to the next phase. Kinda sounds like life doesn't it?"
Yes. Yes it does. I'm grateful Papa gives us seasons of "preparation" before something big, so that we can better handle what He places before us. As well, I am thankful for the seasons of rest He puts in our lives, even if I resist or misunderstand them initially, I often come out of them with deeper relationship and growth in Him.
These photos are absolutely beautiful. The changing hues of the leaves: browns, reds, yellows, oranges remind me of our Arizona sunrises and sunsets.
May I ask, what is the name of this plant whose flowers look like little hanging pink hearts?
Blessings,
~Amy :)
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Amy, that plant is what the flowers look like....Bleeding Heart
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