I'm about to show my age here .... "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is playing on my computer via Spotify.
When you're weary, feeling small
When tears are in your eyes, I'll dry them all (all)
I'm on your side, oh, when times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Two weeks ago was meltdown Sunday and Scott told me I had to leave my crazy at home. This Sunday, I painted the entire bathroom. And this week, we simply persevere.
Still married.
I was sharing with someone at work that as a kid, I remember living through my father's lay-off from the steel mills in Pennsylvania in the 1980's. I remember him rocking with his afghan on his shoulders when I came home from school. I remember going with him to clean office buildings at night and him making a game of it with me to see if I could empty all the office garbage cans faster than he could vacuum. I went with him to clean a beautiful historic church on the weekends. We raked leaves. My parents did all sorts of things that provided because that was simply who they were/are. Resilient. They modeled that for me. And then I up and married a resilient man. Go figure.
This past Saturday at the garden center, Scott had a wonderful social distanced conversation with a sweet lady who remembers the Victory Gardens from WWII. I found this on
military.wikia.org: "
Victory gardens
, also called war gardens or food gardens for defense, were vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks in [many countries in Europe] during World War I and World War II. They were used not only to build morale but also to feed those in need."
We have a unique time at this very moment to show children what resilience, perseverance and patience can look like. Maybe it is homeschooling right now and you might have said, "I will never, EVER homeschool." Maybe you said, "I have a black thumb and I would never, EVER have a garden."
We can be resilient through this regardless of the outcome. We will garden on here at FGS. We will enjoy the sunshine, the fresh air and the rain. We will grow in our character personally, and we will realize we can survive a day without XXX - whatever that might be for you. You have a unique opportunity to love your neighbor, love and teach the younger generation (and yourself) what all of us might be lacking in character and love something new that maybe you haven't tried. As Simon and Garfunkel said ...
Sail on silver girl
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
Oh, if you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
However you get here, whether social distanced
or curbside pick-up
, we are here ready to encourage, bless and help you be victorious with your indoor or outdoor garden spaces. Let's show our generations before that we, too, CAN DO THIS!! Now put down your phones, get off the news and get outside people!
There are fields to PLOW!!!! (6' apart please.)
