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My faith is very divided in our opinions of Halloween. Unfortunately, the pumpkin has become over time a symbol of Halloween and almost a mascot. Regardless of whether or not you believe, or condone this holiday that has come and gone, I challenge to re-think your view of the pumpkin. In my family "pumpkin" is a sweet nick-name for our children, (I even named a cat of mine that). I don't know why pumpkins are so very intriguing to me, but since I have admitted before that I am a "nature geek", I will try to explain it you...

Pumpkins to me are just one example of the everyday metaphor of what we are, how we have gotten here, and proof of life around us. (God's great gifts to us).

As I planted my package of pumpkins this last spring, (there were two seeds in the whole packet). My children and I eagerly awaited the first seedlings, and then the flowers, etc. To my disappointment I could not understand why in early to mid-summer, we had had an abundance of beautiful orange blooms so proudly stretching towards the sun God shone on them, but never, had a pumpkin developed from these. I puzzled my puzzler, and puzzled some more, and finally resorted to asking my knowledgeable friends at http://www.gardenweb.com Amazingly enough, what I thought would be such a simple process (you know the simple dirt+sun+water=plant formula) was instead a delicate and complicated process where there is a man flower, and a woman flower, and generally bees or other bugs (or crazed gardening lady Stacey with a paintbrush) that must act as the "match-maker". So as I married the gentleman in waiting with the rare lady that finally graced our garden, you can imagine my excitement to find that the two were indeed in love, and a baby was growing! However, despite my enthusiasm and appreciation of such a miracle, my growing pumpkins eventually had fallen prey to the pests that had been stalking them.

Regardless of my failure with pumpkin growing, my family and I were abundantly blessed with pumpkins from other sources. Here is what we have done, and what we will do.

If you do decorate pumpkins...

You will find that by waiting longer to buy your pumpkins, you can often times get these pumpkins cheaper, and they will also last until after the holiday (if you celebrate it), provided that you consider painting or gluing on decorations rather than carving.

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8.   Nov 12, 2001 9:09 PM
In response to message posted by cmborris:

Oh paint me green with envy. I have so wanted an avocado plant tree, however, have ...


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7.   Nov 12, 2001 9:08 PM
In response to message posted by MarketProfit:

Thanks so much for posting this! It sounds very good indeed!

Blessings to ...


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6.   Nov 12, 2001 8:59 AM
In response to message posted by starrycure:

Just to add in to the discussion here... I didn't think this sounded good at all ...


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5.   Nov 10, 2001 8:18 PM
Stacey,

I saw you online and thought I'd come over and check out your topic. Love in the pumpkin patch. Wonderful. I had an avocado tree that needed a little loving too.

Excellent article. ...


-- posted by cmborris


4.   Nov 9, 2001 4:54 PM
In response to message posted by JButler:

You're so sweet J, what a little "pumpkin" you are! LoL!

Blessings to you in all ...


-- posted by starrycure





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