During the summer of 2004, a series of pop up thunderstorms hovered over portions of Newark, Delaware. In a two week stretch, 27 inches of rain fell over my house, which happened to be undergoing a major makeover, adding a 3rd story. While 3 separate waterfalls made it through to the first floor, my yard was a another story.
A new pond was added to our property, killing all the grass below. Five truck loads of fill, 40 feet of drain tile and a retention pond was added to restore grass in my back yard. Years of tilling, weeding and various applications brought a sense of pride back to my lawn. However, like an episode of Animal Planet’s Infested, I woke up this morning to a weed infestation.
Living in the transition zone, between rye and bermuda grass doesn’t help, yet there isn’t any grass remaining, except a few once plush sodded areas. Dandelions, clovers and numerous aggressive weeds have erased 5 years of hard labor. As in life, if you don’t keep up with daily maintenance, possessions begin to fall apart. Likewise, if you don’t spend time in prayer, reading the Bible or in worship, a spiritual erosion washes your foundation away, Matthew 7:24-27. Don’t wait any longer or your next infestation will drive you away from the people and things that you love!
by Jay Mankus
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