Pea Harvest

Yay today yielded a good size harvest of peas! They are very tasty too, and to my surprise a little different from peas you buy! So our first time growing peas is successful!

Sweetheart Rose

Our Sweetheart Climbing Rose is about to be in bloom full force! Here is the first of many to come! I wish you could smell it too. Though it is a tiny rose(this one is about an inch), it sure packs a punch! I can't wait until they are all blooming the scent will surely fill our garden!

Spring Flowers

I took a tour of the garden today and here are some photos of flowers I saw!

Pea Pods!

Yay now we have little pea pods! Getting closer to harvesting peas! I'm so excited and I can't wait to eat them! I've never had fresh from the garden peas before!

Yay new plants

We splurged and got some new plants! A couple of ultra dwarf apple trees that will only be 3ft! A thornless boysenberry, and some herbs and other goodies.

Seed Starting

I started four varieties of Sunflowers (one of which is a 16ft kind), four varieties of Zinnias, some Cosmos, Shirley Poppies, Nasturtiums, and Cottage Red Marigolds.

Peas and Sweet Peas

Yay our sweet peas are really getting to blooming and now we have Pea blooms too! Yay it doesn't take long from bloom to pea pods!

Sweet Peas

Yay we finally have some sweet peas blooming and I love that they are two shades of pink!

New flowers and seedlings

Inspiration Photos

Seeds

Shed Down!

When we found out the shed wasn't built properly and was leaning and going to fall eventually we decided to pull it down in a controlled way.  So here's a photo of it down!  We're going to build a gazebo the right way so it will be sturdy when finished.

Spring is Near

 

Also here's a couple of flower photos!

Pretty pansies and violas!

We planted seeds and they are growing!

17 Jan. 2011 basil, cubanelle pepper, poppies, agastashe, mums, nicotiana, salvia

24 Jan. 2011 zinnias, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons, cosmos

25 Jan. 2011 Peas Outside

Photo of the rows of peas growing!!!

Costa's Hummingbird

Costa's Hummingbird in our Garden!!!

Colorful Flowers

I adore this bell shaped Clematis, and it's growing so well!!!

Yellow Cannas

Pot filling in!

Morning Glory: The beauty of being Transparent

This morning I came outside and saw this beautiful Morning Glory! I was just struck by how beautiful it was! I love how they shine and glow, and then I could feel God speaking to my heart, using this beautiful morning glory to reveal his truth to me.

Just look at how the light shines through it! God made us to shine his light through, so that others can see him in us!

Lately I've been reading through the book of James, and today the verse that stood out to me was:
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." James 1:17 (NIV)
"Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow." James 1:17 (NLT)
As I read that verse I felt the Lord speaking to my heart a promise, that if I would trust him and be transparent he WILL shine through me.
That is very hard to do! When you are transparent, others can SEE YOU, and if others see you there is a risk of being hurt by them! You risk being judged, rejected, you name it, that is one of my biggest fears! Yet lately God has been challenging me to open up more and more, to be transparent, to let him shine through me how he wants to.
I also fear if I let others see my brokenness, my imperfections and weaknesses that they won't see God in me but just a bunch of blah.

BUT what the Lord was speaking to my heart is that he won't let that happen, as my face/heart/life is inclined towards him, and I allow myself to be transparent that he WILL shine through. I can trust him with that! He won't change or cast a shifting shadow! I just have to do my part and be transparent!