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The Testimonial Garden

8/4/2017

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First off let me tell you how much we've missed you all and how happy I am to be barking at my furiends once again!! I hope you've been well and enjoying your summer.

Two months ago we made a post stating that our blog posting would be a bit sporadic as my folks were going to start working on the stone walkway and flower gardens around the pergola Dad made Mom 5 years earlier.

WELLL, hasn't time simply flown by!  It doesn't really seem like two months to Mom and I but I just checked the date on our last blog and sure enough it's been two months.
I told Mom to loosely base this blog on God and his incredible mercy and kindness to our family.  I know to some people it might seem strange for a pup to want to write a blog about God and His mercy.  Here at our house we acknowledge God in all we do and thank Him for the kindness He shows us.

The folks completed a few of the flower gardens around the pergola.  There's my angel sister Penny's Memorial Garden with her weather vane that's been finished.  My Dad's Mother's Memorial garden is completed.  The front flower gardens, walkway and  border gardens going down the walk way are completed as well.


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Every phase of this project my pawrents completed is a testimony of God's incredible love and faithfulness.  Yups that's the truth furiends.

You all know the story of my Mom being housebound for 5 years due to one health issue after another.  All her health issues started after she first became Diabetic.  Her doctor told Mom all she needed to do was take her Metformin and she didn't really need to keep a check on her blood sugar levels but she could if she wanted to.  Mom started feeling worse and worse until it was a true challenge for her to leave the house.

Realizing something had to be done she began walking on the treadmill and recording her blood sugar levels.  That began a rather challenging exercising regimen of walking 5 miles a day.  This went on for some time, until Mom slowly started feeling better.  Finally after almost a year Mom felt well enough to reclaim her life.  The end result of that is Mom's lost 50 lbs.  Her blood sugar is in the prediabetic range and almost in the none diabetic range.  The fatty liver issues she had for several years are now a thing of the past.

We are a determined lot here at my house.  Each and every one of us have a stubborn streak.  BOL  not a one of us can on our most determined days can touch my Mom's level of stubborn.

When Mom said she was going to put in a rock walk way and flower gardens around the pergola Dad built her that desire was going to become a reality regardless to the 5 years that passed during the interim between idea and the completion.

I watched my folks working in the garden each day.  They put in some long, hard hours making Mom's dream a reality.  Every plant that was planted, every garden that was completed Mom's health became a little better, her body a little stronger.  Everyday spent outside working on making a beautiful garden was proving to us all the steadfast, faithfulness and truth in Gods words.

Ecclesiastes 3 There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens: There is...

2-a time to plant and a time to uproot.  (in my Mom's life, A time to sit and a time to garden BOL)

Philippians 4:13 I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation...I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

These are the verses I think of when I think of my Mom and her odyssey.  You see I tried to tell my Mom while she wasn't feeling well those five years and wondering why this happened to her "That this part of her life would pass and possibly her sharing some of her story might help someone else.

Whatever situation we may go through in life take a moment and remember God hasn't forsaken us..He is there with us even through our darkest days.  He who brings us to it, (whatever it may be) can get us through it.  We may never understand some of our life's struggles, and that's ok.

We are the culmination of all our experiences.  As the beauty of a glaze on a pot cannot be seen without the exact temp for that glaze in the kiln, only God knows the temp of the fire to add to each of our lives in order to bring out our own unique beauty.

Each day Mom and I walk in the garden she and Dad made (with my supervision, I might add), and are simply in awe of what we can do ,"through God who gives me strength".

We'll share more of our past two months in our upcoming blogs. (Though they may still be a bit sporadic).

Love,
Molly and my Mom




10 Comments
Angel Foley Monster, Pocket and River Song
8/4/2017 06:26:39 pm

A very beautiful blog. Your family has been through a lot of pain and heartache andd they have turned that into beauty with their garden, their blogs and you. Thank you for the lovely post.

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Freddy Girl
8/5/2017 07:07:42 am

God has blessed your Family. The garden is BEAUTIFUL!

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Amy link
8/5/2017 07:16:41 am

Your testimonial gardens are beautiful and a great idea. It made me wish our land was conducive to something like this, but it is hilly and mostly pebbles just below the surface. I loved reading how you took charge of your health and trusted God, who is always faithful.

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easyweimaraner link
8/5/2017 07:52:57 am

you are so right... there is THE time for everything... and the time for your garden was right now... it is beautiful and it is your garden with every stone and every plant what is there... and a place were all things were done with love is a place full of love... well done we LOVE your project!!!

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Karen Dunnington
8/5/2017 07:09:08 pm

Amazing gardens! Bless you and love to you all!

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Margret Abbott link
8/6/2017 04:00:32 pm

Molly, I love the testimonial garden, it is beautiful and full of memories. I also like the bible verses they are two of my favorites. ~Margret

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Madi and Mom link
8/7/2017 09:32:17 am

Hi Molly and Mom what a beautiful garden.
Well done to the humans and congrats to your mom on sticking to her goal and achieving greatness.
Hugs madi and mom

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Brian Frum link
8/9/2017 05:16:52 pm

Dang, we sure missed seeing you around Blogville! Your garden area sure looks nice!!!

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Annie link
8/10/2017 07:19:17 pm

Your garden is so beautiful and truly is a testament to God's help and provision. I enjoyed seeing the pictures of it and Molly. It's nice to see you two posting again. It's wonderful how your health has improved!

God is so very good, especially because of His salvation!

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Jansfunnyfarm link
8/12/2017 03:40:07 pm

So happy your mom has improved so much she was able to do the gardening. And what a great attitude you all have. But whatever you do, don't let Jan anywhere near your testimonial garden. She has a black thumb! Nothing grows around her. In fact, we've seen plants pull themselves out of the ground and take off running when she approached. :)

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