Isaac, Camille and I removed some old tomato plants,
The kids even helped me turn over the soil to get it ready for planting.
With all this "help" it was a fun morning. It is funny though how God always uses the kids to teach me something. As we were working, I was thinking about how much easier this job would be without the "help". I know that it is the right thing to do to have the kids help me with the work around the house, so that is why I do it. It is not easier. Then God reminded me of a saying I heard a while back that goes something like this: "The right thing is rarely ever the easy thing." Wouldn't you agree that this is true? I have often found that the right thing to do is the harder option given a choice.
So, as I gardened with the little ones, I prayed that God would lead me in the way everlasting, and give me the courage to do the right thing and follow Him even when it is hard, or requires more of me. I don't want to look back at my life and regret not having made the right choices because I wanted to take the easy way.
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I really needed to read this today. Carver always wants to help me with things and I don't always let him because it is easier to do it my self most times but I know it is a learning experience for him and for me plus I want to spend time with my kids before they are grown up. These are the times they will remember for the rest of their lives.
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