Back in the spring I worked and worked. I dug up soil, I planted, I mulched. I took little moments when my toddler was happy and got as much in the ground as I could. But the day came when it was too late in the season to plant my seeds and I still had big empty spaces in the garden.
I faced my limits and I accepted them. There is only so much time I can give.
And then my neighbor texts- do you want some watermelon plants?
They had some volunteer plants from last year and I filled in my last spaces with these gifts.
We do what we can and when we can't, many times God sends someone to fill in the gaps. He made us to not be able to do it all on our own. He made us to need others.
Sometimes I'm the giver and sometimes I'm the receiver. I have to be open to both.
And the old adage is true "good fences make good neighbors". We have to know how much we can give and how much we can't give. We have to know when its time to ask and receive help. We have to be honest with others and ourselves.
Because this garden isn't just for us anyway. When zucchini is coming out of our ears and tomatoes are falling from the vine, we see that's its all a gift its all grace.
We are all on the receiving end all the time.
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