Growth

 GROWTH

Up the fence snow pea and pole bean vines

mingle toward the sky as they twine.

White blossoms on the snow peas

seen today always please.

Cucumbers and squashes run

under the noonday sun.

There's no room between the rows

to carefully fit ones toes.

Baby zucchinis so cute

seen set forth as green fruit.

Their golden blossoms shine

as bright as the sunshine.

Be sure to visit your garden early morning

to hear the symphony of busy bees buzzing

in zucchini's pots of gold

where pollen is stored.

Despite cages, tomatoes need staking

Hopefully tomorrow's undertaking.

Buds on the tomatoes and potatoes.

Pinched a few beetles on the potatoes.

Potato blossoms are a sign

it's time to dig in the side

with your fingers, not the hoe,

for the best new potatoes.

Dill pops up between

maturing leaves of green.

Borage overshadows

vegetables planted in rows.

Blue green cabbage leaves daily spiral

posing like a gigantic rose.

Buds seen on the peppers.

Not the "a-choo"-type pepper.

A freebie tomato plant from last year.

I hope it's a grape tomato that appears.

Perhaps the mellow yellow that was a gift.

Receiving a gift always lifts one's spirit.

Another package of lettuce and spinach to plant

because last week the early crop did bolt.

Wax beans filling up a row.

Pumpkins have a long ways to go.

Both carrots and beets need thinning.

Of ousting weeds, so far I'm winning.

Soon it will be time to harvest

Fresh vegetables taste the best.

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How exciting to see

the little round seeds

you've planted

sprouted.

The miracle within

reminds us again

of God's plan of seedtime and harvest.

God's plan for us is always the best!

How quickly they grow

after they were sowed.

Nurtured

then mature.

How quickly little ones

grow into someone

you hardly recognize,

someone grown and wise.

Growth isn't just physical, we all know though.

It's also emotional and spiritual.

This growth never ends

you'll find, my friend.

We mature daily though circumstances invested.

Spiritual maturity comes through faith being tested.

Without testing we wouldn't know Whom to trust.

God really does want the very best for us.

So believe

then you will see

God's salvation (deliverance)

in action.

As long as the earth endures,

seed time and harvest,

cold and heat,

summer and winter,

day and night

will never cease.

Genesis 8:22

Then the land will yield its harvest,

and God, our God, will bless us.

Psalm 67:6

Who gives autumn and spring rains in season,

who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.

Jeremiah 5:24

He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven

and crops in their seasons;

he provides you with plenty of food

and fills your hearts with joy.

Acts 14:17

You are the God who performs miracles;

you display your power among the peoples.

Psalm 77:14

Consider it pure joy, my brothers,

whenever you face trials of many kinds,

because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be

mature and complete, not lacking anything.

James 1:2-4

You see that his faith and his actions were working together,

and his faith was made complete.

James 2:22

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