Maiden Hair

Have you ever grown Maiden Hair successfully?
If you have you know it needs just the right position, light, water, temperature etc etc to truly flourish.....
These delicate ferns are beautiful when they are doing well.  They tend to be very forlorn when they are suffering any neglect!

In our household we have a pot of Maiden Hair that almost died recently.  Everyone was busy doing important stuff and it got a bit neglected and almost perished.  But the amazing thing is that with just one little tender touch and a few sips of water in a short time a whole new frond of beautiful delicate life sprouted up without any supervision at all.  Now it looks as if it might spring into life again.

Yes we will need to keep nurturing and caring for the wellbeing of our Maiden Hair.

How much more do we forget to tend our close relationships and only notice the parched or dying fronds of our life. We get busy.  We neglect to be kind or gentle with ourselves and with others. We get parched and some parts of us dry up and even die.  Yet new life can come and even flourish with a tender touch or word or prayer or just a sip of fresh water. Can you take the time to tend the delicate and beautiful parts of your garden soul?

-- Heather --

The Pomegranate Tree

Sometimes in this household we say that we have a garden that keeps on giving. It's the upside of many years of neglect, I guess. As we give this garden love and attention, it gives back revealing it's hidden wonders and beauty. About a month ago, Heather uncovered a pomegranate tree. It had been overtaken by vines, just barely managing to show a sprig of leaves that caught her eye. Now it looks like this.

In my eyes, this pomegranate tree is a little fragile with its spindly branches that are used to the crowding of vines but it's also heavy with fruit that's slowly ripening. I connected with this little tree today. My life in India was crowded and suffocating. As I've come back to life in Australia I've felt fragile, trying to embrace new life without the support of unhealthy thoughts and habits. And God invites me to see the fruit that is growing in my life and the fruit that my life bears for others. May this little pomegranate tree be your invitation and encouragement too.

The gift of new life

Our sweet pea seeds have started to come to life! There are so many ways we are rejoicing in creation here.