Learning To Grow

I've always loved the idea of having a garden. I can't wait till we have a nice backyard where I can make a little garden and call it my own. Until then I decided I should probably start out with something simple to see if I can even get anything to grow! A few weeks ago while I was at target I saw all the gardening stuff out at target and I new it was the perfect opportunity to try out my gardening skills with a few Herbs. I decided on cilantro, and basil {both seemed fairly easy to grow, and I use both quite a bit in cooking}. 

It's weird, you would think that at 25 I know that plants don't just sprout over night, and that with proper care and sunlight they would simply need time to grow. But I found myself freaking out when I didn't see anything growing out of that soil after a few days in the sunlight... Was I doing it wrong? Are the plants dead? Did I bury them too deep? I started questioning every little thing I was doing with these plants, and thought for sure that they weren't going to grow and that my dream of having a garden was over even before it really began. This went on for a few days and I tried to convince myself to be patient and to have faith. This morning when I went out to water my plants I was shock and surprised, They sprouted! My little herb plants have sprouted! The little herb plants that I have been watering and putting in the sun! The idea that something was growing was a miracle to me. I know this seems like such a preschool lesson in faith, but it really got to me. It's weird how sometimes we need to be reminded of those basic lessons we learned so long ago. How sometimes when you least expect it {and when you most need it} you get a little reminder on how faith works. How you plan and organize and do everything in your power to make something work out and sometimes life has a different timetable for you, and you just have to be patient and have faith. Have faith that something will come of this {that something will grow}. I never would have guessed that these two little herb plants would teach me so much. That sometime so little could teach my such an important lesson. Anyway, happy Friday... we are off to the weekend!