Back in March I begun a series that started as a Whining Fast 101 which morphed into Spiritual Formation for Dummies (of which, of course, the undersigned is clearly the greatest). As life has its way of interrupting our creative routines, the series was put on temporary hold until now. I confess I missed writing about Gardener from Outer Space and am so pleased to refocus on these seemingly irrelevant and insignificant 'ramblings'. My prayer is that you would be twice as blessed reading as I've been and continue to be writing this story.
For the three of you who read every single word on a page of a book, feel free to go into archives and snoop around. For the rest of the world, here are the cliff notes to bring us up to speed so we can pick up where we left off.
Having successfully completed a 40 day marathon of Facebook fasting, Dummy decides to try her hand at the spiritual discipline again, but this time with a whining fast. This turns out to be waaay harder than she thought, for although she doesn't see herself as a whiner, especially when she compares herself to her kids, whining seems to run deep in the family. Very quickly it becomes clear that she can't do this on her own.
Surprisingly during that time a Gardener from Outer Space suddenly shows up in his white truck and offers her an incredible deal. His Dad owns the business and it just so happens that at the moment they are running an unbelievable special - an all-inclusive, unlimited, no-end contract - FREE! F-R-E-E. The only catch is that Dummy's presence and participation is expected if not required to ensure the success - whose yard is it anyway?
Dummy maybe dumb, but she sure can recognize a deal when she sees it, and this one she wouldn't pass for anything. So an extraordinary intergalactic gardening adventure begins to unfold. The Gardener's unorthodox approach at first seems to create even more opportunities for incessant whining, but His Presence and His Way appear to make all the difference in Dummy's life.
Even, for example, when He delivers a truckload of manure to her driveway...
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