The Tree House Garden|Part Two

And this is the current situation:

 Mom had been saving some iron rings from an old wine barrel planter that fell apart, and she had the brilliant idea to surround the irises at the bottom of the path with one of them. I love this! I dug up a bunch of them and replanted to consolidate them into a more concentrated mass, and now they fit really well.

My primroses have multiplied majorly the past few years, so I divided and replanted them spaced apart ... this area between the path and the tree is shady and perfect for them. I was

 excited to see how many I have now.

I edged the front side of the path with salmon and white impatiens:

And planted pink-and-white multicolor ones at the bottom of the garden.

Next up, I'm planting lillies of the valley and delphinium!

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The Tree House Garden|Part One

Not long ago, my Tree House Garden (although whatever existed of a treehouse in that old maple no longer abides among the living) looked like this.

This, this is what happens when you go to college, and then get a job. It is not all it's cracked up to be.

Please, ignore the big blue water trough in the background that serves as our swimming pool in summer. I had not the motivation to move it.

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Then, it looked like this:

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And then, I transplanted the lemon verbena, and it looked like this.

Please note that at this stage the watering tank is picking up and accentuating the blue of the forget-me-nots which are in liberal supply. Therefore it can now be considered an artistic addition.

And then I planted Impatiens ....

More pictures after I get out to water my plants in the morning and have a moment to take them!

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'When God vetoes our projects...'

  This is so good.

As the saying goes, we can’t really break God’s law; we can only break ourselves against it. But we shouldn’t resent that fact; we should be grateful for it. Anytime our actions are antithetical to God’s purposes, the sooner we find out about that, the better off we’ll be. When God frustrates our plans and vetoes our projects, He is not merely saying, “No, you can’t go that way.” He’s also saying, “Look over here. Here’s a better way.” Our prayer should be that He will bring to nothing, as soon as possible, any course of action on our part that is inconsistent with His plan for this world. And we ought never to be more grateful than when He has defeated the foolish little kingdoms that we set up in defiance of His.

Gary Henry, Reaching Forward: May 26th

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Saturday Morning Thoughts on Psalm 37|Bible Reading

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The steps of a man are established by the LORD,

And He delights in his way.

When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong,

Because the LORD is the One who holds his hand.

I have been young and now I am old, 

Yet  I have not seen the righteous forsaken

Or his descendants begging bread.

All day long he is gracious and lends,

And his descendants are a blessing.

1) God delights in my way. He takes joy in me walking worthily before Him. I have the power to give joy to God because of the power Jesus Christ has to make me sinless ... that's almost paradoxical in scope!

2) The security that comes from knowing that, though it's a given that I will fall, I have the Most High, the God of Heaven holding my hand. MINE. And because of that I will ALWAYS be able to get back up and keep going.

3) No matter what happens to me ... I am taken care of as long as I am one with Christ. Period.

4) Is my relationship with God such that I can be called Righteous ... such that I will be able to pass my faith on to my children ... such that they will be a blessing to future generations? There's a LOT that goes into making good on the statement ... "his descendants are a blessing." What a legacy -- what a responsibility!

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Have a good weekend!