consider the lilies

i was outside this morning to visit my bunny and take him yummy spinach and parsley, when i looked over at my untended garden and was totally shocked at what i saw...

even though i had been inattentive, the garden was starting to take place and even -- gasp -- bloom!

i'll admit, the butterfly bush is a wee bit out of control, but look on the ground next to my bird house -- my other plant (forgive my memory and lack of a plant tag) -- the silver-leafed plant - it came back!!

my corral honeysuckle - i don't have a wide-enough angled lens to capture how big this is already - and the shoots coming off of it are so long! i am amazed at how much it has grown with no help from me...

and finally, my vinca. i planted it around my steps in an area i never suspected it would grow...again, without any help from the resident gardener, it has not only spread but actually bloomed this year.

i should not be surprised at the handiwork of God -

Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not;
and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory
was not arrayed like one of these. Matthew 6:28

i've been inattentive because my heart and focus has been on my family this year. i've had many distractions and with the health considerations of max and his upcoming visit to philadelphia, the last thing i have wanted to do is tend my garden. oh, i love to be outside, enjoy dirt in my fingers, looking for worms, throwing grubs as far as i can, that sort of thing; but right now? i don't have the energy to even think about going outside.

i marvel at how much He has done in my garden without my help. i pray He continues to work in my life, even when i don't notice or am inattentive.