I’m Giving Up

We are shutting down the gardens early this year. For a long time, I’ve watched them slowly die and been frustrated & upset & angry.

Social media gets our highlight reels but the people doing life with me hear nothing but a bunch of griping. About the heat & the bugs & the hardships of owning a small business & I need to apologize. You know who you are and I’m sorry.

The truth is I’m living my dream. A dream born on the countryside of Nicaragua in 2006. Where people grow enough food to feed their family and share with their neighbors. Where freshly harvested beans dry on rooftops & chickens run through the yard. Rice purchased in 50lb sacks from a neighbor village is cherished. And fresh tortillas are made with homegrown pig fat and cooked over fire outside the front door.

So today, I’m choosing gratitude instead. I’m grateful for this season & all the bounty God provided through it. I’m grateful for our health & the food on our table & the friends around it. I’m grateful for this summer with my kids & for every cool morning. I’m grateful that we still have water coming from the well and that our animals are happy and healthy. I’m grateful for the perseverance of our fruit trees & the big Elm that shades my garden table. And most of all I’m thankful for my husband that gets the worst of me some days and still loves me through it.

Lots of love

Luciana