Greetings farm followers! Happy April 1st! The scripture verse that always comes forth mostly on this day every year in my mind is this, “The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God” Psalm 14:1 Imagine that! To actually believe that something greater than us really does not exist! Denying what the month of April brings we just have to look around at all the newness of life surrounding us. Hope abounds in our hearts each and every day when we look away from ourselves and choose to look up to God. Though we are very sober minded about the sickness and death occurring all around us we cannot fall prey to fear. Let us examine ourselves and take good stock of what we are, how we live and what our plans for the future hold? God is not done with us, He has not given up on His children. He cannot because Jesus purchased every single one of us and we are found fully accepted and with purpose in Him. He said in His infallible word that He never forsakes, nor leaves His children. So we must stand on this TRUTH and trust God and show that your faith is not dead by being active in your pursuit of holiness in serving God. Brethren we indeed are in some very difficult times but we must remember that beauty comes from ashes, so whatever losses we must take do not despair God is for us.
Now Spring is the time for planning and planting! Yay! I have decided to do a patio garden on my lovely old Southern front porch. The big garden we have is in direct sun and it will be just be too much for me to manage this year. So patio gardening it is! One of my sweet daughter-in-laws gave me 4 or 5 ferns to hang all around the porch last year but unfortunately the wasps decided that was a great place to live. So when watering time came about 15-20 wasps would fly out of each plant and get a bit aggressive. Now I have honey bees so I am not fearful of getting stung but wasps are not the kind of stings that I enjoy, in fact I had a severe allergic reaction a few years back which required an ambulance ride to the ER. Not fun! So working off that concept I am going to hang tomato plants with basil. Grow cayenne peppers in pots, trellis some cucumbers and zucchini and grow pots of varying types of herbs. Hopefully I will be able to take some photos and upload them to our website. I am so challenged that way!! Well folks I am praying for you all, praying God will continue to be merciful. Praying that our President stays well and is guided and surrounded by lovingly wise and godly leaders and advisors who want the best for the American people. Stay well and make the best out of this trial for God’s glory and your good!