How appropriate that we spent today at a farm, Longview Center of Agriculture. It was an event planned for weeks–nothing spur of the moment about it. But, someone must have known it made sense to go there on this particular day.

The farmer told us about how things grow–how perennials come up every year and how one seed can end up producing a whole lot of fruit, how delicious fruit can be when that growing seed is cared for and protected from harm.

We pulled things right off the plants themselves to see for ourselves. And, they were good, abundantly good.

And, then, we witnessed even more abundance when we journeyed through the blackberry patches to pick all we could manage. We ate more than a few and took home way more than a few. Blackberries in abundance.

I put it out there–my blog, Facebook, and even tweeted (to the empty cyberspace of followers I have, mind you). “God, I know you can provide this.” And, He did.

Sow righteousness, reap love. It’s time to till the ready earth, it’s time to dig in with God, Until he arrives with righteousness ripe for harvest.


Hebrews 10:12 (The Message)

I got an email from Mary Magdalene, the faithful and generous woman we’ve been working with from Kenya. Her rent is due as are school fees from all the women. We need to send them money.

I want to send her $1000 tomorrow. We’re $300 short. $300 is about 20 pieces of jewelry from The Sparrow Fund’s Etsy store.

If you have been admiring the pieces, please go take a look and pick one or a few out today or tonight or even tomorrow morning. I’d love to be able to email Mary and tell her, “God has provided once again!” 

And, I’m tweeting. I know, I know, as if blogging and Facebook were not enough, I’ve officially entered the world of Twitter. And, I’m pretty lonely over there. If you’re in Twitterville, look mkraudy up and make me feel a little less silly for tweeting to a cyberspace vacuum.