Lessons In The Garden

I feel connected to the woods in a childlike way because I spent much of my childhood days there. Free from social media, free from cell phones, free from demand and expectations. I was sufficient at savoring the moment as a child. Maybe that’s the wonder of childhood. I could be in the here and now, not distracted by tomorrow. I wasn’t distracted by yesterdays, only delighted by it.

I hear crickets, the trickling water of a small creek. I see the sun wisping winter light through the trees, making a golden green that has seemed Iike a distant treasure since summer. I am not batting flies away from my face or sweeping sweaty strands of hair back, but sitting in a cool peace that my heart has so long desired. My little girl heart desired two things: to dwell with the ones I loved and be immersed in beauty every day. These two desires have followed me as my heart grew from a girl-heart to a woman-heart.

I thought about the little creek all day. I thought about the woods for days before. I needed to go out into nature to be refreshed and rejuvenated. I was made to be outside. We are made to be outdoors in creation. We are made of earth and wind so it makes sense, right? We are made to be in the garden- in the sky, earth, and water. So it fits perfectly that we are fed so deeply by His creation. This is good and right.

“God also said, “Look, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the surface of the entire earth and every tree whose fruit contains seed. This food will be for you,”Genesis‬ ‭1:29‬ ‭HCSB