Planting Seeds

 Some food for thought today as I walked around to see the progress of the seeds I had planted a few weeks ago. I think back as I watch these Elephant Ears start to pop out of the ground ( pictures below) as tiny babies, yet to grow so huge and beautiful. This happens to be my very favorite plant in the world. 

“When I was small we would go down randomly to my Granny Hardy’s on a over night trip ( I guess because I (my mom & dad, thought she must live 5 hours away, why else would we have to pack up everything to go for a overnight stay) she lived in Villa Rica, GA (1 hour 30 minutes max lol) guess back then it made more sense (🤷🏼‍♀️) as I’ve gotten older I go sometimes for a day to visit my cousins and back home lol. Anyways my granny lived in a low income apartment complex and they all looked just a like. Every time we arrived my granny (❤️❤️) had (accidentally 🤣) forgotten something at the store and just happen to have some money out to send me straight to the store (of course) she would hand me money in one hand for whatever she had forgotten and the other hand was candy money; every time my daddy would say don’t you spend that give it back to your granny, lol my Granny looked and him and said “stay out of it Richard” (no one around here called him Richard his name was Ricky) but granny spoke and he knew that my trip to the store for candy wasn’t anything to him. I would walk the side walk through the apartments straight to that store (ok sometimes I was so excited I would run😁). I would get confused coming back through the little winding sidewalk because in the back everything looked identical, the apartments where all just alike yet in front there was cars that would tell me which one was her house. What set me on the right path was the fact beside my granny’s back door was a massive bed of Elephant Ears that in the summer where as tall as her little porch, so that marked the spot for me and in I would come hiding of course the candy I had gotten and bringing in that half gallon of milk that went in the refrigerator with the other 2 that was already there (🤣) she didn’t need it but she knew my daddy wasn’t gonna approve me going to get candy if granny didn’t need anything, so my precious Granny Hardy always had a plan, and she had Elephant Ears to guide me back. 

I think back and smile so big in my heart with sweet memories like that and no one can take away what’s in your mind so reminiscing is always a special feeling. So in turn I want elephant ears every where, I mean I don’t live close to a store were I can send my grandkids for candy, but the candy is inside you just have to walk by the elephant ears to get it so same thing. (“smile”) as my friend Valerie would say. 

Thinking about the food for the soul I looked at the baby plant that will grow into a massive leaf one day soon. You know most elephant ear plants are shaped like a heart? I believe that’s where I get the eye for hearts in clouds, trees, leafs, rocks really everywhere I see hearts (never thought about that, but I beat that’s it). 

Anyways long story im sorry, but sweet warmth for my soul this morning, moral is you plant, you sow, it grows and blooms, it guides and it protects: think about that today and ponder on this;

What are we planting that others are watching every minute, are you sowing kindness, love, encouragement, strength, hope? What will you be remembered for after your life is over and God calls you home? Are we sowing forgiveness? Sowing love? Sowing hope? Are we sowing Jesus to everyone we meet? (I’m talking to myself again you can follow along, this is just in mind head and “I thank God for everything he puts in my path to teach me something each day”. Today I’ll pay more attention to what im sowing and I’ll keep watching my tiny elephant ears grow into a massively strong leaf one by one. I’ll tend my garden, keep the grass out as best as I can so the roots have time to grow, but I’ll have to work on it to help it become exactly what it’s meant to be (a big huge beautiful elephant ear shaped like a heart) and yep every time I walk by I’ll smile with the warmth of the memories of my childhood and smile thinking about my precious Granny Hardy, because you see she planted seeds and they grew strong (maybe not tall lol) but I grew and I knew the love she had for me ❤️❤️ In memory today of my Granny Hardy “Julia Ruth Davis Hardy” I love you granny 🥰❣️


XOXO,

Patti

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