The Broken Pumpkin
Daily Though No.64
In October 2024, a disagreement commenced between our two oldest children that escalated until one of their pumpkins was launched from the front porch breaking into a dozen pieces on the front yard.
Tears were shed, anger was expressed, consequences were administered and the the family moved on.
But spring came and our family was surprised by the appearance of several pumpkin plants growing in our front yard. The seeds from the broken pumpkin had germinated.
We decided to let them grow — and as they grew our excitement and anticipation grew. We excitedly harvested over a dozen pumpkins that sat on our front porch during the fall season.
In life, our hearts, hopes and expectations, like pumpkins, get broken. Tears get shed, anger gets expressed, and consequences are experienced. Sometimes all we can see is a broken pumpkin and can’t see how anything good can come from something so obviously and irreparably broken.
When we stand staring at what seems forever broken; God sees a beautiful and exciting future harvest.
From one broken pumpkin, our family gained a dozen! This powerful lesson does not mean that broken things don’t cause us pain — they do.
I have experienced many painful and disappointing broken pumpkins in my life — we all have. Not every smashed pumpkin has led to a harvest — yet. But some have produced some of the most plentiful, joyous, and surprising harvests.
God is the gardener and I continue to trust in his timing as I remember and enjoy the fruits of the harvests that are happening today because of yesterdays broken pumpkins.
From my home in Almost Heaven,
Matthew Royston