A slice of heaven..

A slice of heaven on earth

              Yesterday the shy Belgian sun decided to show its face again and give us the opportunity for a lovely afternoon in the garden. The Petrie's garden is stunning, full of roses, hydrangeas, and numerous other flowers whose names remain unknown to me. The sun was warm but there was a strong wind blowing through the garden. I love wind, when I was younger I would dash outside just to run around in it. I felt like that little girl yesterday as I ran up and down Rebecca's garden path soaking in the beauty all around me. "Father planted those trees for me" Rebecca said directing our attention to the tall pines at the bottom of the garden. She said that He knew that after her accident this garden would become a haven for her and that He planted them for her delight. It made me wonder what other ways God is planting trees or seeds that will later be used for our delight. He truly is a loving Father.

      I am not a gardener, but Rebecca has developed an appreciation for flowers in me, especially hydrangeas and I have never seen them more vibrant than they are this summer. The beauty of Gods creation really does take my breath away. Here are some pictures of these gorgeous flowers.

  The only threat to the beauty of the garden are the slugs..........Thankfully we had a nifty little booklet to help us annihilate them. Warning: If you have a soft spot for slugs I would not recommend reading any further!

The book did not include squishing them under a wheel chair so we though we would give it a try....

It is not polite to track in slug guts so we were quick to remove the evidence....

And many tears were shed......out of remorse or laughter? Well that is up to you to decide. I apologize if your view of me is forever tainted because of this incident. Or blame it on the quadriplegic...maybe if you were paralyzed you would also find a strange sort of satisfaction in squishing slugs. But I must admit it was my idea.
            Regardless it was a lovely afternoon spent with Rebecca full of joy and laughter as we soaked in the beauty of creation in her garden which is like a slice of heave on earth (minus the slugs).

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge" Psalm 19:1,2