You Capture: Spring

I love spring, it's my favorite time of year. Everything is green and growing and new. The weather is beautiful, fresh breezes, warm days, cool nights.

Gemma gave her playhouse a spring cleaning and it's occupied once again.

The bubbles have made a reappearance.

My roses are blooming beautifully.

Ladybugs have made my yard their home.

It's time to plant my garden. I love picking out seeds, planning, and planting the fruits and veggies we will harvest this summer and fall. We have such a wonderfully long growing season here. I had tomatoes through November last year. It's so rewarding to harvest the things you've grown.

Planting my garden has got me thinking about another garden that needs tending. In this garden, however, I am not the master gardener. That role belongs to Jesus. I find myself asking Him, "What work needs to be done in the garden of my heart? Have I allowed the weeds of selfishness and pride to grow there? Those are going to have to be pulled out, aren't they? Do I need any pruning back? What seeds should be planted, love, patience, self control? Have I been watering and fertilizing enough by spending time in the Word and prayer? Show me, Lord, what we should do!"

I'm excited about this year's crop. I can't wait to see the things my Gardener is going to produce in me.

"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch that doesn't produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more.  You have already been pruned for greater fruitfulness by the message I have given you.  Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful apart from me. Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing...  My true disciples produce much fruit. This brings great glory to my Father. "

John 15:1-5,8

You Capture: Spring