08.28.2023 | Ordinary Monday

It is an absolutely gorgeous morning here in the Carondelet Garden in South Saint Louis.  The Hosta 'Queen of Hearts' is a new addition to the Hosta Garden, and it has weathered the heat rather well, I think.  I was worried for some of the newer plants, but most seem to have weathered things just fine.  We have had a few losses, but such is the life of a gardener.  As I heard a gardener say the other day, "You don't really know a plant until you've killed it twice."  Truth!

The heat wave is finally over, and the weekend felt like a prelude to Autumn-like weather.  What a grace to be able to go out and enjoy the garden and feel as though we are able to live again.  The chance to see the garden with such intense regard.  We realize that nothing is truly ordinary.  As believers our grace-filled imaginations unlock for us the awesome potential in all things.  Our gardens are proof of that awesome potential.

A beautiful day in very late August. I am heading out to the Garden soon to weed and do some mowing.  A list of chores neglected during the heatwave await.  I'm excited to get things going again.  It's a good day for a good day.  Be good and be kind to yourself and others as you continue your journey on this last Monday of August.  That's all the news from here in the Carondelet Garden.