Good Grief

"Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpness and understanding, and softens the heart; it compels them to arouse their reason, to assert its empire over their passions, propensities and prejudices; to elevate them to a superiority over all human events.....and the great question occurs what is the origin, what is the final cause of Evil?"

-John Adams

"Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done."

-1 Corinthians 7:10-11

The Last of our Great Harvest

Today we tore down our tomato plants.  Where once there were piles and piles of intertwined vines filled with beautiful ripe red cherry tomatoes, now there is an empty lot of deep brown earth, waiting for a new crop of winter vegetables.

The cherry tomatoes were the glory of our our world for a short season. Every afternoon the entire family went out into the yard and excitedly picked a new barrel of them, then brought them into the kitchen and scratched our heads as to what to do with them. Our glory tomato days are over, and we must move on.

Here is the end of our sloppy wet garden, and the start of a new winter garden: