After we mixed the 'dirt' and filled the bed, Ian and Max attached the dividers to the top of the garden while Jack, Luke and I added leftover vermiculite to our containers from last year and transplanted last years strawberries. After we took a break to warm up (of course we didn't do this last week when it was really warm;) we planted 5 containers with spinach, 8 containers of lettuce and 4 square feet of the garden with peas. Tonight I'm going to order the rest of our seeds and seedlings. I can't wait until its warm enough to plant everything else! I'm really excited to see how our garden grows, and I'm already plotting things I'd like to do to expand for next year, if all goes well.
As we were working, one of the boys commented about how quickly we were getting things done. I loved that Jack quickly replied, "Many hands make light work." It's a blessing to work together as a family and spend time together.
In writing this, I found the verse,
"The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands." (Deuteronomy 28:12 NIV)
May God bless the work of our hands, not just in planting, nurturing and growing our garden, but in our children and family as well.
