My wife decided to take Troy out in the back yard today and plant some flowers. She wanted to give him something to do and something to look forward to. She gave him a little plastic stick, and he was content to dig it around in the dirt, just like mommy was doing. She let him grab the new soil out of the bag and put it into the pots...or at least near the pots. She showed him how to plant the seeds and cover them up...to which he promptly tried to dig them back up again. And she showed him how to water them in...of course, he loved sticking his hand in front of the spray and getting water everywhere.
By the end, Troy was covered in dirt, wet from head to foot, reddish from the sun, and happy from his first gardening experience. He was the perfect little helper. And now they have to be patient and wait for God to make the flowers grow.
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