The harvest is sweet

June has been a very sweet month! Our backyard garden and fruit trees were in full bloom. The blackberry bushes began to ripen first and we were able to collect a full bowl of them every day or two. It was so nice to have fresh berries in our oatmeal. Not long after, we began collecting apricots and plums. The apricots especially were delicious! In our garden we had plenty of lettuce, onions, green beans and zucchini to enjoy. Even with one plant of zucchini, it is growing like crazy and we've been trying all kinds of ways to use it--freezing it, blending in grated zucchini with spaghetti sauce and grilling it (definitely the best!). It has been a great blessing and sweet reward to have all these fruits and vegetables to harvest!

"For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come."

Matthew 4:28-29