Last week while we were at the beach...our tomatoes in our vegetable garden started multiplying! We knew it was going to happen and left word with our friends to come pick all they wanted. Even with all that picking...we still have tons of beautiful red tomatoes! I picked all these this afternoon. The biggest basket was so heavy I had to ask Chuck to carry it inside for me! We have tomatoes everywhere!!
The leaves have fallen off some of the plants and when you walk into the garden... the tomatoes appear to be happily floating in the air!
An old wooden chair I turned into a trellis has fallen over with the weight of its bounty.
Every time I look at all these beautiful, juicy...absolutely yummy tomatoes, I am reminded of the generous extravagance of God.
All I did was plant one tiny seed per plant...a little watering and weed pulling on our part...a little staking and tying...and God somehow turned that seed into more tomatoes than Chuck and I can possibly eat!
God's extravagance doesn't end with tomatoes...it's in the beauty of the flowers...the birds song...the gentle breeze...the warm sun...the ocean waves...laughter...hugs from someone you love.
Maybe God is extravagant with us...so we'll be like that with each other. The more tomatoes we pick...the more we have. The more tomatoes we give away...the happier it makes us!
There is no shortage of anything in God's extravagant economy...not tomatoes...not smiles...not love. Our job in life is to remember to be thankful for all God gives us...and pass it on with a smile!
Beautiful tomatoes!!!
Blessings,
Martha
Posted by: Martha | August 16, 2009 at 09:59 PM