My Joy is the LORD...

I waited patiently for the LORD:

he turned to me and heard my cry.

He lifted me out of the slimy pit,

out of the mud and mire;

he sat my feet on a rock

and gave me a firm place to stand.

He put a new song in my mouth,

a hymn of praise to our God.

Many will see and fear and put there trust in the LORD.

Psalm 40:1-3

There is my life a nutshell. I am so beyond thrilled to hop onto the blogging carousel! A whole new way to give my Savior the praise he so deserves....a beautiful way to document my family's journey to holiness...a testimony of gardening by faith. Since January, we have been on a new path, consisting of adoption plans, heirloom seeds, a new hoop house, and lots of working with Jesus on our faith in our Provider.

I love the parallels that I see in my gardening and my mothering. I am inspired to keep on "working the dirt " in my children's lives as I see my Father growing my tomatoes so brilliantly, answering my desperate prayers with miracles when I don't know how to handle the black rot that is taking over the grapes that have been in my family for generations. I am filled with releif and joy in His provision in our lives and in the garden. I adore the way He works in my husband's life, to show him how much he is loved. I am enthralled as I see His hand over my childern. I am anticipating with joy to see how He is working the adoption that has been so long in coming. I love the bumps in every path that insure closer walk with Him. There is nowhere I would rather be than in the arms of my Saviour.

The man who married my husband and I, shared a suggestion that I thank God for. He asked that we would choose a particular Scripture to pray over our marriage and our lives. He suggested that we base our new marriage on Psalm 1-1-3.

Blessed is the man

who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked

or stand in the way of sinners

or sit in the seat of mockers.

But his delight is in the law of the the LORD,

and on his law he meditates day and night.

He is llike a tree planted by streams of water,

which yeilds its fruit in season

and whose leaf does not wither.

Whatever he does prospers.

We also chose to add new Scriptures as we grow and see our lives change. Praying Scripture holds such sweetness for the beleiver, doesn't it? Praise Him! Thank you, Father for working all things for our good and for your Glory. May your glory be my first priority in all things. Thank you for being the Master Gardener in all the areas of my life. Only You, O LORD, only You.