Planting Seeds in Late Fall

My friend, Dianne, posted this picture on Facebook the other day and it really moved me. Being a Colorado mountain girl, I'm used to growing season being long over by October. Dianne explained they planted the seeds in mid-August and had loads of blooms right now. This photo was taken Oct. 15. I love gardening and I've had some beautiful gardens, but I've never even thought about planting seeds in August. Now that I live in Texas, I need to enlarge my thinking.

So, I just planted a few sunflower seeds I had left over from Spring. Could I even hope they might bloom in mid-December?

My life is like that, in a way. I think I can't possibly start or learn something new (plant seeds) at this late season of life. It's too late to find success. Too late to be better. Too late to get more healthy and fit. But if this brave sunflower can bloom in October, I can too. I can dream new dreams; make 3 year and 30 year goals for my life; and feel free and as beautiful as this butterfly - also in its final season.

So can you, my friend.

Here's an interesting article about butterflies, as well as my favorite Bible verse right now. Photo credits to Dianne Fowler

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/how-long-do-monarch-butterflies-live/

Psalms 92:14 - They will still bear fruit in old age; they will stay fresh and green. (NIV)

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How to Not Get Old

My husband has called me "old woman" since I was 40. He also calls himself "old man". He thinks it's so funny. Many years later, I still answer, "I'm not old!!!!" I only notice the age when I stiffly get out of bed in the morning and look in the bathroom mirror.

Yesterday, I was with a group of friends my age. We all agreed we had never thought of being old until recently.

Something was trying to force its way into our minds telling us we are old; soon to die; and other morbid things.

I'm calling this out, standing in the gap for all of us. The lies of aging have no power over us, our minds, and our bodies.

So, my friends, if this sounds like you, stop the anxious fear! Think young, do what you can to stay healthy, and stop dwelling on something you can't control.There are people who need our love, experience, and time. We need to put our hands to something, and as my cowgirl friend, Ginger Greene, says, we have to "get about it!"

Let this part of our lives be the most prosperous, creative, rewarding, and fun in every way.

I'm going for the fresh and green promise in the verse below! Join me?

Psalm 92:14 - They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green.