10/23/2026
Tonight we cleaned up the last of the garden for the season. And if I’m being honest, I had a hard time pulling the last of the Ruthie tomatoes. ❤️
The kids were out there helping me, and we couldn’t get over how BIG these plants had gotten. Absolutely massive!
But every year, these tomatoes start out as the weakest-looking plants in the garden. They take longer to germinate. The seedlings are fragile. Transplanting them feels like holding your breath and hoping they make it. And then, once they get settled, something changes. They take off and grow into some of the biggest, strongest plants in the garden.
It got me thinking about mustard seed faith.
Sometimes what God is growing in us starts so small. So fragile. So easy to overlook. We might even wonder if anything will come of it. But we don’t always get to see what’s happening beneath the surface. We just have to keep showing up, keep tending to what He’s given us, and trust Him with the growth.
“If you have faith the size of a mustard seed…” — Matthew 17:20
Maybe the things that start out the weakest aren’t weak at all. Maybe they just need a little more time, a little more tending, and room for God to work.
Here’s to another garden season in the books, and another reminder that growth doesn’t always happen on our timeline. 🌱
📸 creds to my 5 year old 🫠
