My life is a garden

Weeding.  It's one of those things that I dread doing until I'm actually doing it.  Once I'm down in the dirt pulling those plant stranglers out of the ground, my mind and soul go into learning mode.

This is the most recent "learning experience" that I had while weeding...

My life is like a garden.  Because of the world we live in and because I am mortal, "weeds" are inevitable.  Weeds are corrupt things that are in the world all around us and sins that we need to repent of.  The longer we let them stay without working to remove them, the more damage they can do.  We have to be constantly vigilant to pluck them out of our gardens before they grow very large and stunt the growth of the plants that we want to grow to their full capacity.  As mothers, we are supposed to be vigilantly protecting our homes from those corrupt things.  We need to vigilantly look at the media choices we make and ask whether they are nourishing the values and habits that will lead us and our children down the straight and narrow path.

Weeds are not the only thing that can prevent our gardens from flourishing!  Sometimes we have the misconception that "more is better" and have to stand back and decide which "plants" (activities etc...) should stay and which ones need to be thinned out.  Just as a congested row of beets or carrots will make it impossible for any of the beets or carrots to spread out and grow correctly, congesting our schedules and lives with too many "good" activities will not leave the time we need to allow our relationships and daily family habits and traditions to spread out and grow correctly.

Vital learning and bonding times like family dinner, family work and skill building, family reading time and a non-rushed bedtime routine are compromised or completely eliminated.

Time to take a good look at my "garden" because these little "plants" are growing up way too fast!