I learned a lesson this growing season: Your garden reflects the rest of your life.

The past month, I've started a new job, I've been planning a wedding and I've become increasingly involved our new church. It's been a heck of a month. My garden totally reflects that. Because I didn't get down to the garden daily, a groundhog decided it was his garden. Rude, groundhog, very rude. However, I can't blame him. I had some tastey stuff growing down there. I bet we have the healthiest groundhog in the neighborhood. Danny and I were able to salvage a few gorgeous tomatoes, and a few pepper plants still promise some fruit. We'll be watching. And learning.

Next year will be a big challenge for Katallagei, too. Our treasurer, aka "Money Man" Brian, will be in California, pursuing his graduate degree in film. He's leaving this week, so prayers are greatly needed and appreciated. I might have to invest in a webcam so he and I can Skype about the garden. Chris and I will also be in an apartment next year. We might be forced to do container gardening. There are definite advantages to such a system, though, and we're looking forward to figuring those advantages out. If Chris and I can grow healthy food in containers, what's to stop anyone else from doing it in the city?

Please keep praying for Katallagei to grow into the Eden we know it can be. We might not have the land, the money, or even a clear enough vision, but we have faith. And when you add faith into any equation, God moves!

And if anyone knows how to lovingly deter groundhogs, please share. :)