today I worked in the back yard. there is a bed that has been overgrown with apidistra (cast iron plant) for many years. although this plant can be beautiful, lush and green with the proper care, this particular bed was a mess. most of the leaves were brown and half dead looking and should have been pruned out long ago. new shoots had very little chance to make it above the tangled web of the sad looking growth above. last year i spent a day cutting out some of the old, dead leaves and the bed did look better, but there was too much there and i became bored and discouraged with the task before it was completed. i was a little afraid to cut it all back and start with just the new growth because it is slow growing and i was used to the way it looked with tall leaves (ugly as they were).
at the back of the bed is a tree that does not belong. it grew from an acorn (possibly planted by an invading squirrel) and no one ever bothered to dig it up. it would have been an easy matter the first year or two, but now it is a well rooted tree up against the fence where no tree should be. it has been cut down to a stump before, but it continues to put out unsightly growth because the roots are still in the soil of the bed. not pretty!
AND SO…….
this is the year that i have cut down all but the tiny, healthy new aspidistra, and
this is the year that i am going to poison the stump and dig out the roots, and
this is the year that i am saying yes to God doing the same thing in the bed of my life.
Kathy Lenert 
Go mom! wow, i can’t believe it’s been a year since moving into that house. and thanks for posting, I liked it. 🙂
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You are sooooo cool. Loved this post.
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you don’t post very often, but it was worth the wait. nice analogy.
~anna
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I must say, that takes some courage. Props from some bold prayers. Lord, provide the grace, strength, and support group to see it through.
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yay!!!!!!!!! great post! thanks for the concern. i will be fine in God’s perfect timing, and in the mean time i am relying on Him to dig out all my knotted, ugly roots so i wont have to do it in the future. i may have to come over and love on your kitty cat. that pic on mikes site is so cute!! looking forward to tomorrow night. it’s been really great getting to know you.
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I enjoyed that tremendously. I’ve been thinking alot this week (before I read your post) about how fitting it is that Leslie and my apartment is filled with plants that are sprouting and some that are in need of transplant. It’s a nice feeling.
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Love you! Proud of you! Happy gardening 🙂
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I want to make a big toast:”Fustbuster made us a post!She maybe kills trees And has dirty knees But ‘Yes to God’ is her boast!”
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Shouldn’t you be done with that book by now?
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