creation

when i pick kenley up in the morning, i always try to get there a little early so i can peek at our garden.

this morning, after the gym, i ran by and picked up my laundry and stood in the garden a bit. the rain from last night must've fed the plants a lot. i kneeled and stared in awe at the plants. these little plants started from mere seeds at some point. there are a few plants that i started from seeds (some basil and thyme - the thyme is trying to grow!)...and other plants that we bought as planters. i'm amazed that in a little seed, there are molecules, cells and etc and all and then some...that know what to do with the right food, water, ingredients. life bursts forth in the midst of solitude. it's amazing.

i stood up and looked at the herbs. we have lemon verbana, oregano and basil. i looked at a particular basil plant that i have quite an affinity towards. there was an afternoon when k and i got into a disagreement and the tears started to flow. the tears weren't a response to the disagreement, but it was an emotional response to what's been growing inside of me. i get married in less than three months, i move, i'm learning about myself as a woman...lots of heavy things...and i'm trying to grow in the midst of brokenness. so, this basil plant got eaten up by this green worm. its leaves were destroyed...i didn't think it was going to make it. but i replanted it with the hopes that a new home near other herbs would make it happy. that move saved that litel plants life. it's now thriving with life...after brokenness.

so this morning i just stood in wonder at all the things that were growing. the butternut squash that is loving life...the blossoms that continue to catch my eye with its telltale orange/yellow blossom. then i catch a whiff of our tomatoes...and then i smell the basil. i haven't even touched the basil, but its fragrance is overwhelming (in a good way). it covers the garden in a sweet healing and protective aroma.

i love the garden.