Stages of the Zinnia

This is a new flower for us this year. Until Randy brought them home I didn't realize how beautiful zinnias are.

And again in orange....

And So The Garden Grows...

petunias beside the zucchini and Kentucky Wonder pole beans to attract butterflies that will help pollinate the squash

Brussel sprouts

Parsley gone wild

For Mother's Day...

I am very blessed and proud to have "Mom" attached to my name.

25 years ago, I became a mother. In the excitement of this new little person in my life, I had no idea how much my life would be effected or how much love my heart would hold.

Two years later, along came a second little person to call me Mom. I learned as a mother, I could love two children as much as I did one. My heart grew.

Another two years following, a third little person arrived to call me Mom. Watching my girls grow from little ones into the women they are today brings tears of joy to my eyes.

I love my daughters to a point of it being indescribable.

But, the story doesn't end there. Six years after my third child was born, the girls got a baby brother. I didn't think it was possible to spread my love to a fourth child. But my heart grew more love, and I experienced the bond between a mother and her son.

Now, 25 years from the first little one calling me "Mom" all four "little ones" are taller than I am. :)

Eli, Deborah, Sarah, and Daniel ~ Thank you for being who you are. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be "Mom."

I love you always and forever!

Happy Birthday, Deborah!

Today my sweet Deborah turns 23 years old! How is it possible that precious little baby I held 23 years ago is now a grown up, beautiful, Godly woman?

Happy Birthday, Deborah!

I love you, Mom

Thoughts for Mother's Day

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. ~ Abraham Lincoln

Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever. ~Author Unknown

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. ~Charles R. Swindoll, The Strong Family

A mother's love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking,

It never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking. ~Helen Rice

If I had a flower for each time I thought of My Mother, I could walk in my garden forever. - Unknown

First Hibiscus of 2010

Growing Veggies

okra

tomatoes

cabbage

Brussel sprouts

English pea flower

English pea pod

a different kind of tomato

bell pepper