has meant two problems. One, more weed seeds just itching to sprout exactly where we don't want them, and two, a matting of old, dead weeds that block the herbicide from getting soaked into the waiting seeds. So what does this have to do with you and anything you would even vaguely be interested in? Sin. Yep. We just cannot get away from the analogy between weeds and sin. Check out Genesis Chapter 3. So as I try to remove the dead weeds, spray for new weeds and determine which can be pulled without damaging the trees' roots (i.e. have shallow roots themselves), I think on my "old mistakes" (aka sins), "new wrong desires" (aka sins), and "bad habits" (aka sins). What a mess! But Jesus is better than Roundup, so I rejoice!! And as I hoe and pull at those weeds, I rejoice even more. For without those horrible weeds I would easily forget how bad the "weeds" are in my own life.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Last Year's Weeds
This is the time of year that we attempt to "stay ahead" of all of the spring and summer weeds. OK, usually it's like a race comparable to "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" but not nearly as funny. One thing we have had to deal with this spring is the fact that we had a very nice, somewhat wet, fall. This means that just before frost last year we had a lot of new weeds take root. No problem, it frosted shortly after, right? Well, this spring that 
has meant two problems. One, more weed seeds just itching to sprout exactly where we don't want them, and two, a matting of old, dead weeds that block the herbicide from getting soaked into the waiting seeds. So what does this have to do with you and anything you would even vaguely be interested in? Sin. Yep. We just cannot get away from the analogy between weeds and sin. Check out Genesis Chapter 3. So as I try to remove the dead weeds, spray for new weeds and determine which can be pulled without damaging the trees' roots (i.e. have shallow roots themselves), I think on my "old mistakes" (aka sins), "new wrong desires" (aka sins), and "bad habits" (aka sins). What a mess! But Jesus is better than Roundup, so I rejoice!! And as I hoe and pull at those weeds, I rejoice even more. For without those horrible weeds I would easily forget how bad the "weeds" are in my own life.
has meant two problems. One, more weed seeds just itching to sprout exactly where we don't want them, and two, a matting of old, dead weeds that block the herbicide from getting soaked into the waiting seeds. So what does this have to do with you and anything you would even vaguely be interested in? Sin. Yep. We just cannot get away from the analogy between weeds and sin. Check out Genesis Chapter 3. So as I try to remove the dead weeds, spray for new weeds and determine which can be pulled without damaging the trees' roots (i.e. have shallow roots themselves), I think on my "old mistakes" (aka sins), "new wrong desires" (aka sins), and "bad habits" (aka sins). What a mess! But Jesus is better than Roundup, so I rejoice!! And as I hoe and pull at those weeds, I rejoice even more. For without those horrible weeds I would easily forget how bad the "weeds" are in my own life.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Sucker!!
There is hardly a day that goes by that I do not learn (or usually relearn since I am so poor at actually exercising my attitude and actions to use what I have learned) a lesson from the farm. This morning I was removing suckers from the lower trunks/limbs of the pecan trees. It is frustrating 
to see all of that new growth and energy being spent on suckers instead of being routed to the growth of the tree and its fruiting capabilities. Hmmmmm...... yep, I let too many little "distracting suckers" (wrong attentions) sap my strength from eternal fruits. I think that I should get a picture of these suckers and paste on my calendar. Just as a reminder of what is really important.
to see all of that new growth and energy being spent on suckers instead of being routed to the growth of the tree and its fruiting capabilities. Hmmmmm...... yep, I let too many little "distracting suckers" (wrong attentions) sap my strength from eternal fruits. I think that I should get a picture of these suckers and paste on my calendar. Just as a reminder of what is really important.
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