preparing the ground

There are several meanings to "prepare the ground" or preparing for the harvest.  One of my favorite movies is Facing the Giants  Where the idea of "preparing for rain" refers to being obedient to the Lord in good and bad times, and trusting Him, the Lord of the Harvest, to bring in the crop, or souls.

As a farming family we depend on rain, both from God and through man made irrigation systems.  We live in a desert area, so any chance I have for a lush yard, requires irrigation and plenty of effort on our part.  We have been in our new house for 3 1/2 years now and it is time to put in grass!  I can hardly wait to have green outside our windows, to hear the sprinkling of water, to hear the roar of the mower, and smell the fresh cut grass.

Today, bright and early, my hubby went to town to rent a trencher. This fabulous machine makes quick work of an otherwise back breaking labor!  Before noon, he had gotten nearly a thousand feet trenched.  Down to the main line and up around the house for spigots.  He will be laying in pipe for water to come up from the irrigation ditch, as well as extend the line from our well for fresh water.

The man has many talents.  He has also welded together a new clothesline for me!  We bought heavy gauge wire today to string between the posts and concrete to cement them in!  I am looking forward to line dried clothes and green grass this summer!