Slices of gold

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I hope I can get a photo to load...it's a few tomatoes from our garden. There are probably 40 or more green ones on the vines, but unless we get some rain, I'll be frying green tomatoes. Which are yummy, but we really want some ripe, red tomatoes. You know how when you have plenty of something, you're not quite as particular about how much of it you eat? Well, this is like that. We did slice one this morning (I had a BLT minus the lettuce for breakfast.) It was soooo good. I had a few little pieces from the tomato that I added to a pot of veggie soup for dinner today. Added some fresh squash, too. Anyway, if God shows mercy and sends some rain, I won't feel like the tomato slices are as valuable as gold! Dale worked so hard on the garden like he always does with getting the ground prepared. planting, hoeing ( he has a tiller that's really a big help for the weeds), keeping the bugs out, watering twice a day, and picking whatever grows. So it's so discouraging to see all that work for such a small amount of produce. He has around forty watermelons and I don't know how many cantaloupe, plus squash, okra, tomatoes, red potatoes, and sweet potatoes. But as disappointed as we are from the lack of a critical blessing like rain, I feel so bad for the farmers around here. Their crops aren't just something to enjoy, crops are their livelily hood. It's what pays their bills. We keep praying God will be merciful and send rain. We can water the garden constantly, but it's never enough or certainly not good enough to take the place of rain. And with all the technology today, there's still no way humans can produce rain. It can sure make some people stop taking God's blessings for granted. Hope you're getting the rain you need and not floods and terrible storms. Love y'all.