The best characters were the characters with character.
Or maybe they’ll look back and say, “That’s when I fell in love with writing, because mom had us keep those journals… That’s when we rebuilt grandpa’s old pickup truck and got it ready for my sixteenth birthday… That was when my brother taught me to play the guitar… mom taught me to sew… dad taught me to rebuild a carburetor… That was when we planted our Victory Garden and worked until our muscles hurt.”
Moms and dads, I know you still have work to get done each day. You’re not at home with nothing to do. But let me encourage you to find some time to sow good seeds that will produce good fruit in the lives of your children. Sow seeds of hard work, sacrificial service to one another and others, and good and Godly character traits. You don’t have to grow a Victory Garden to grow a victory garden. They are the garden, sow good seeds into them and watch them grow up to live victorious lives!
If you’re inspired to do some actual gardening during these days at home, Amazon has many to choose from. This one is similar to those my husband built for us.
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This piece originally appeared at WendySpeake.com, published with permission.
