Fruit of our labor

I am loving this weather. The birds are out the sun is shining. The shorts showed of my pearly white thighs and my tank top showed of my lack of muscles in my arms. But it is all good. This year there will be some muscle toning. As you may have noticed I am not a conventional exerciser. I don't like following a planned work out and I hate videos. I cant afford a trainer or a gym membership so I do it here. Saturday I did it in my yard. That is my favorite form of exercise. I love working in my yard. Feeling the moist cool earth between my fingers. I don't like to wear gloves. I like to feel it under my nails. I don't mind dirt on my skin. I like the feel of the sun on my back and my shoulders stretching and tightening as I work. I feel accomplished. When I see things grow, when I can eat what I have planted or see the beauty of the flowers that I grew from seed and weeded and watered and loved, well I feel pride.

Last year my relationship with God bloomed along with my love for the great outdoors. I talked to him. I sang to him. I whispered his name. When I was overwhelmed or struggling I opened my heart and my mind and I listened. Last year I lost a lot of weight. I lost 20 pounds. Problem is when the winter rolled around I gained it all back again. I don't want to do that again. This year I want to lose the weight and keep it off. I want to take pride in the food that I grow and the flowers I tend and the body I nurture. So here it is.....

I started walking. Not far. But I walked to an old abandon house to take some pictures. I took a water with me and my camera and I walked. Then when Lex went to therapy I walked to the bank and back. Then I walked around the yard. Tomorrow I have to work and that is a lot of walking too. But when I get home I have yard work I need to do and I cant wait. I am almost giddy with excitement for it. Great thing here. Dave fixed my bike. I should see after dinner how long it takes to ride my bike to work but that's a lot of riding to do in 24 hours and I don't want to wear myself out. I am excited and there is so much to do and I want to do it all right now.

I cant wait for my tomatoes and cucumbers and peppers to grow. I am drooling for the sweet corn that I have planted in rows.

I noticed that this has kind of rambled and gone of the beaten path and that's OK today. I cant seem to get it together. I'm OK with that because the sun is calling my name and I need to get out there and enjoy it.

So I am going to end this with a little prayer.
Dear God, Thank you for today. For the sun that is shining and warming our skin. Thank you for the beauty of spring. Thank you for giving me the ability to work hard. To plant the seeds of hope and love. To plant the seeds that will feed my family and my friends. I will not starve with you in my life. Please God continue to walk with me on this journey. Please hold me up when I feel I am going under. When I am being tempted to turn away from you please help me to keep my way. In your name I pray. Amen