There's something very empowering about being connected to strong roots. I read a quote yesterday. It read, "don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." These pictures came from one of our gardens. Our first crop was well taken care of from the beginning to the very end. But because of the sun which was out of our control most of our crops we're destroyed. We planted again with the same GMO free heirloom seeds. We did the exact same thing in terms of care and look what we got!!!! Similarities with Gardening and Raising Children We rely on three important things for our seeds to emerge (water, oxygen and proper temperatures). As a gardener I can’t supply all of these but I can influence them since I have control of the water supply and can choose my planting date but I’m also reliant upon the weather for much of it! It's SO Similar gardening! we’ve never stopped nurturing, teaching, feeding and parenting them. We try our best to provide the best for them everyday. I’m thankful that God made parenting full of many rewards while raising children and that it isn’t just right at the end of the season when you can harvest the fruit. SOMETIMES WE get to a point where we JUST HAVE TO TRUST THE work that we've done as parents. Some thrive faster. You have some that just grow different but still contain the good dyuff. Others that may experience stunted growth and development. And of course there's always those that get mixed up in the maturity process. They get big but internally something is missing. Persevere PARENTS! It's worth the effort. Plant good seeds. Feed them well. Do your very best. Listen to them. Get help if needed to get past the weeds and sun burns of life. Everyday is another opportunity to improve. Celebrate success, and repeat.- #qcsupermom P.S. From time to time we will make mistakes. Just besure to learn from them for the next time. 🌿🍉🥦🍅🍆🍠🥑🥒🥜🥕🥔👨👩👧👧👨👩👧👧👨👩👧👧👨👩👧👧👨👩👧👧👨👩👧👧👨👩👧👧👨👩👧👧👨👩👧👧👨👩👧👧👨👩👧👧 Tags: #plantingTheSeeds #letthemgrow #RemoveWeeds #matured #parenting #gardening #WePlant #WeWait #Germinate #uglyfruit (at Charlotte, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDEaO2VhnmC/?igshid=lww2d0v97wio
