Welcome to the Jungle!

Introducing my garden.

Yeah, I am aware there is grass and weeds in it. It's all natural. I pull those puppies by hand. It's finals week, hence the weeds. I suspect there will be more later too.


So relax if your garden has weeds, or produced only one tomato all summer, or you let it go a little wild. My house has dirt too. Maybe I'll show you that another day.

Seriously though, your garden should not stress you out. It is a garden, not your career.

Why I Garden


I started gardening because Jordan Ruben told me to in The Maker's Diet. Technically, he said to participate in an activity that exposes you to dirt basically because there is good stuff in it. I listened. I acted. I got nasty dirty. I loved it.

My top reasons to garden:

1. Relieves Stress - Get a little mad, frustrated, or out right furious? Go grab some tools or your bare hands and start yanking those puppies out of your garden. It feels pretty good.

2. Quiet Time - J does not come out to my raised beds. If he does, I put him to work pulling weeds. He does not come back.

3. Teaches You and Your Family About the Earth - There is something special about gardening that puts you in touch with your hippie side. I love bringing my family out to the garden to nibble on the garden while we check on it. One of my greatest joys is feeding my husband fresh veggies from my garden.

4. Teaches You About God - You cannot get much closer to God then basking in the glow of His creation. I like to sit on the bench out there and listen to creation praise Him. "It is good."

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