Progress

I'm grateful we get to gradually work on our house and lot.  We are learning a lot about priorities, work, and persistence.  The yard looks yellow and dry, but we have made progress.  We have ripped out nasty bushes, planted strawberries, some herbs, rhubbarb, blackberries, blueberries, apple trees, kale, chard, and collards.  All of which will come back next year.  Somehow, we must come up with a lot more money if we want a bigger garden, chickens, a large orchard, and such.  Time and hard work will make it productive and beautiful.

The house needs a lot of updating, but it is perfectly comfortable the way it is.  It would be nice if it was safer, prettier, and more organized, but we are still enjoying it just the way it is.  Contentment is a virtue!  One must stop, breathe, sit on the porch, and soak in the beauty that is all around us.  We must count our blessings and not just our wish or to-do lists.  Our blessing list is always infinitely bigger than our wish list.  I'm so grateful Heavenly Father has taught me this!