Have you ever had a day where you felt like God created it just for you? You didn't really ask for it..... but He created the day just for you?
Yesterday was that kind of day for me. It's been raining here for 11 days straight. Not necessarily a non-stop rain, but every day for the past 11 days we've had rain. This has made it hard for me to travel to the mountains or to do much gardening. Although I'll garden in the rain, when it's warm, it was difficult to maintain the yard and do some of the final clean up stuff, like cleaning up mulch or dirt, when it's raining. And, not to mention, it's been difficult to get to the garden c

enters for one reason or another. Things just were not coming together
like I'd like and was frustrating because I love my gardens. I have a container garden where I plant flowers that I don't want my dog to get into, a Backyard Wildlife Habitat (certified by the National Wildlife Federation) and a garden that surrounds the foundation of the house. With all the rain, I've really missed my time of planting and mulching and even weeding.
Although I like my full time job, especially since working there provides my essentials of life, it's been a little too stressful lately. So, I planned a day off for yesterday. The plan was to go to the mountains, relax and photograph. BUT, the rain was to continue.
But, when I woke yesterday, the forecast was calling for beautiful weather here. So I decided to take the day off, not go to the mountains, but stay home and work in the yard. I took off for Lowes. They had a bunch of flowers and stuff I really needed in the garden center. So I loaded my Forester, went home and planted and planted some more. THEN, it came time for the second round of trips to get annuals. Off I went! I stopped at Layng's Nursery first, and find EXACTLY what I wanted! ZINNIA's. Not just a few, but the exact count! Then found more flowers that I needed and after a stop at Meadow's Farms, I had a full load of plants in my Forester once again!
I got home and planted and planted and planted and planted and planted. You get the idea. Then, it dawned on me, it'd been a perfect day..... the sun was out most of the day but it wasn't hot (although if it were, it'd been fine with me), I found all the plants I needed at my favorite nursery, Layng's, and was able to plant most of them and mow and trim the yard. Once I realized what happened, I felt God's smile and said, "Thank You for a BEAUTIFUL DAY!"