Many Hands Make Light Work

Today, I had the most wonderful morning with the kids. Brian is out of town (fishing in Alaska, actually), So, it was just the five of of us. After breakfast we went out into the garden to do some clean-up work. We cleared two bed areas of okra, one squash and our bush beans, all of which were done for the season. We then prepared them for new plantings and cleaned up all the leaves and such around the beds. The kids harvested food for dinner tonight: bush beans, pole beans, a pepper and tomatoes for a salad. It was so much fun to see all the kids arms deep in the plants grabbing veggies. Even Camille, whose bowl of tomatoes was mostly green, was helping out. It was one of those amazing times as a family when everyone is happy, having fun and accomplishing something!! We talked about the phrase "many hands make light work" and how today was such a great example of this truth. God has been so good to me! I am so blessed every day, and tend to forget to stop, look around me and take stock in all God has blessed me with. Today was a day of fruition for me. When I originally started planning my garden, it was with a day like today in mind. I only wish Brian had been here to share it with us!!