Lifescaping Devotional // The Child’s Gift

The Child's Gift Last week, the temperatures dropped and it really started to feel like December. I was back at work, and even though it felt like winter, we were still doing "fall work." You know what that means. Leaves! I was sent to a small section of the promenade where the trees were finished dropping...

Lifescaping Devotional // The Leaf Pile

The Leaf Pile It is late fall here in happy valley and as you can imagine a lot of our landscaping work now involves leaves. Raking, piling, blowing, hauling, removing, composting. Getting all those leaves off of the sidewalks and lawns and into compost piles away from the public eye. Recently I was assigned to...

Lifescaping Devotional // Weeding

Weeding Weeding can sometimes feel like a never ending job. But it is necessary in order to maintain a clean appearance on campus. It is also a required task if we want the good plants to keep growing and thriving. As far as landscaping tasks go, weeding is one of the more simple tasks. As...

Lifescaping Devotional // Dirty Hands

Dirty Hands As a landscaper, a lot of my work involves getting my hands dirty. Pulling weeds, moving mulch, and planting flowers all result in dirty and sometimes calloused hands. When my shift ends, I always look forward to driving back to the shop and standing at the massive stainless steel sink and washing my...