Our Source: Publix?

Posted on June 16, 2008

Last summer [2007] Debbie, the girls, and myself began talking about how much our lives seem so far removed from much of what God has created–LIKE AIR; after all, we live, work, and go to school in environments that have our air conditioned through machines.

It led to a brutally hot camping trip in the middle of last summer’s heat wave; not the experience we had envisioned while dreaming it up in our 70 degree conditioned air. Nonetheless, that camping adventure did produce an increased awareness of just how disconnected we truly are from even the simple miracle of a seed growing; our source often seemed more like Publix then it did our maker.

Desiring to close-the-gap and disconnection of God being the main source of our lives, over the winter months we purchased some Earth Boxes www.earthbox.com and began to anticipate the miracle of seed, time, and harvest. Here are some of our first fruits: Banana Hot Peppers. They are a daily reminder to us that God is indeed our source!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  1. Pete Wilson June 17, 2008 7:25 am

    I love this George. Very cool. You will have to come over and take a look at my garden soon. There is something amazing about watching something grow from a seed all the way through harvest.

  2. Megan June 17, 2008 3:08 pm

    Thanks George for reminding me of the source of life! There are so many conveniences/technologies that often cause us to neglect the fact/thought that God created us and is our source of life! I don’t think these are necessary bad things but we must not FORGET the fact that without him as our seed, our source and strength, WE HAVE NO LIFE! I’m just glad you can remind me through a blog post because I wouldn’t be caught DEAD camping….much less during a heat wave! HA!

  3. Brad Ruggles June 18, 2008 3:01 pm

    I had never heard of an Earth Box before. Those are pretty cool! I think we may have to get a couple for the patio.

  4. Jenni Catron June 19, 2008 12:20 pm

    Very cool! These peppers look yummy!

  5. DEb June 19, 2008 8:45 pm

    Are you going to sell those?

  6. patrowland June 25, 2008 10:30 am

    i will have to check out the boxes. we have missed our garden this year. i started it a couple years ago with the girls and it was fun growing your own stuff, and a great teaching time of how a seed must be buried and die to regermanate, live and produce fruit.

  7. care-taker of the garden...Debbie June 26, 2008 12:18 pm

    After weeks of anticipating the hour in which those glorious peppers would be picked, the day finally arrived! We cut into the HOT pepper and made one of the best homemade pizzas ever. God is amazing. Seed time and HARVEST baby!

  8. Pam Parish July 7, 2008 11:58 am

    Nice peppers Debbie! Nice article George! :)

    I totally agree. We’ve certainly lost our connection to nature in modern society. We’re going to get some Earth Boxes next year!

    Love ya’ll.