Off to the Pumpkin Patch

  

I love fall...the crisp autumn smell, cooler weather, and the color change of the leaves. All these things remind me how richly God has blessed us!! So to enjoy all of these blessings we headed to a quaint little pumpkin patch. The first patch we visited had bumpy pumpkins.

 

(This pumpkin just has a few bumps, but some were covered )



Perfect eating sized pumpkin.



 We looked for a while and finally settled on two perfectly sized pumpkins for Miss M. and a medium sized one as festive decoration. But then we spotted another patch. And from what we could see all the pumpkins were smooth and "perfect". Yes, we ditched our bumpy imperfect pumpkin for a more perfect one.



My man with 2 pumpkins, one a little cuter than the other.

Nothing like riding in a wagon after a long trip to the patch

We were also able to enjoy the straw fort and some dress up before heading home for family naps!!

    

 As we enjoyed the beautiful day God gave us I could not help reflecting a little on the day. Bright orange pumpkins, Wonderful weather, Enjoying time with family, most people are willing to admit that these blessing can only come from God. But if knowledge is as far as we go we are lost. Knowing that a seed can produce fruit does not make it grow. The seed will not grow until we plant it in the soil. It is like that with Jesus, God's son. Knowing "of" Jesus will not guarantee anything. We must proceed farther by admitting we fall short of His standard (perfection), believing, and accepting (or "planting") Him into the "soil" of our hearts. Only then will we grow and receive the inheritance promised to all who believe, eternal life in heaven! (1 John 5:13 "I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.")

I will leave you with this final thought. Just like the bumpy pumpkins we saw at the patch, we are all imperfect. But Jesus is the "Perfect Gardener" who has paid the price, and can overlook our flaws and choose us from "the patch". How special it is to know that despite my continual struggle with sin, I have been chosen by Him and He loves me just as I am imperfections and all. But that is not the end of the story. Day by day He works within my heart changing me more and more into Him image. And one day when he returns our struggles will be no more. Instead, we will taste Heaven and worship forever at His throne.