how rest is essential for growth. in a garden and in my soul.

 "Yet I know these months of barrenness will not be wasted, that they won't ever return void. I've learned to appreciate the beauty of the garden at rest. How essential this season is. How it readies the soil for what's to come, and how my own moments of quiet will do the same for me. Even if just for a breath or two.

So, I'll sit back and take a deep breath and rest. I'll pause to think about and give thanks for all the good work that has already been done and be restored for what work might lay ahead. 

And I'll find comfort in nature's reminder that rest, as good as it is for the soil, is good for the soul too."

Joanna Gaines