The shoes..the shovel...time to dig my way out.

Today,

I started a new hobby.

It is something I have wanted to do for a while...

And something I had begun

to think

was just not possible,

no time!

In my yard

I have a small screened greenhouse.

It has become a place to put displaced items.

It has been my desire to grow a vegetable garden,

but I knew it would take work.

This seemed to be the week to do it.

So much around me is beyond my control.

My depression over my job

has begun to lift,

but my control over when or how

I find another one

is non-existant.

This is something I can do.

Not only can I see the progress,

but I can use the results to care for my family.

Clearing the green house was hard work,

planting the seeds will be tedious,

caring for and protecting the plants time consuming...

But, its mine.

Mine to do,

Mine to choose,

Mine to moniter,

Mine to learn...

In a week of changes and challenges,

This was a welcome moment

to dig in,

dig deep,
and move beyond the junk.