I've become a gardener since moving here to Mazatlan. I'm still learning, but one of the projects we have undertaken here is assessing the sustainability of small, residential gardens. So, we have been growing cucumbers, lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, peppers, and green beans since mid-March. At one point, it looked like the only thing we were going to have produce fruit were the tomato plants. You see, a giant lizard got into our garden space and was eating the delicious leaves off of everything except for the tomatoes. Apparently, when lizards are desperate for food, they will eat vegetation. We did whatever we could to save those plants- concocted homemade pesticide remedies, ripped out thorn bushes to secure the fence better, covered cracks in the floor with mix&pour cement. It seemed like they were gone for good. One week they looked like this:
A few weeks later, this:
The plants looked dead for weeks, like they would continue to shrivel and die. But, then they started sprouting tiny leaves... and now, they have life in them again. This got me thinking... If God would revive and bring back these plants, how much more will He do for me?? He has adopted me as His own. I am a daughter of the Most High. This is Matthew 6:25-34 displayed in my life. And I am awestruck.
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