Seeds of love... what do they produce?
I loved Ann Voskamp's idea of planting "seeds of love" as a family and watching them grow. We have adopted this idea for the month of December and we are having such fun!
In short, we put some dirt in a pot. Then we found some grass seeds---tiny, tiny, tiny grass seeds. We put the pot in a warm, sunlit spot and we water it daily.
...AND, then we add the seeds. Little by little. Day by day.
Each seed is planted quietly with silent, secretive, random acts of kindness and love.
...I put away her shoes that have been left in haste---I plant a seed. ...I make her bed---I quietly plant a seed. ...I hang up his towel and fold her laundry---and I plant a seed. These quiet acts of love have become "a game" of sorts in our home---a game with no competition, but with everyone winning!
What will each seed planted--each random act of simple love---do in our souls as we serve each other this month?
It has produced giggles and smiles. It has brought tip-toeing service of a sister..."shhh, I don't want her to catch me!"
Will the grass actually grow in this freezing climate we live?! Will the grass seeds produce a green, lush crop in our pot during this dark, cold month--- cloud covered, dark mornings, dark afternoons? I don't know. But, I do know that the seeds of love are already producing good in my heart. I believe that these acts of love are indeed germinating in my soul.
Because seeds of kindness produce kindness. Grace seeds produced undeserved, warm grace. And, seeds of love grow and germinate into love.
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...a few weeks later, after writing this post...
They ARE growing!!! Smiles fill our faces as we watch in wonder.
