Apartment Gardener

I struggle with discontentment. I live in an apartment but I want to live in a small town or out in the country. I really want to live a more environmentally sound life. I would love to have a yard full of vegetables. For now I have no choice about my living situation but I do have a choice how I live and I control my attitude. My apartment complex may not provide a way for me to recycle but I can save cans and paper, which I take to recycle bins at nearby churches. I also have turned my balcony into a vegetable garden. I have found basil, parsley, kale, baby bitter greens and of course aloe vera grow very well. Tomatoes and peppers don’t do very well. I don’t think they are getting enough hours of sun. I have also had a tough time growing mint which is frustrating since mint grew on the side of the house I grew up in and we could never get rid of it even though my mom thought of it as a weed. This year I am trying broccoli raab, arugula, and cilantro. I also have a couple of nasturtium plants, which happen to be edible flowers. So I may not have a home where I can share space with others and I may not have a yard for a vegetable garden. I may not have a lot of what I desire, but that has not stopped me from doing something. And when my attitude goes down hill, when I get really frustrated that AOCCCI has not moved to the place I believe God intends it to be, I spend time in prayer. I repent of my attitude and seek God’s direction for today. Then I go out on my balcony and water my vegetable garden.

Why The Name?

Coming up with a name for this blog was a challenge. Should I pick something more in line with the ministry or more focused on myself. I finally decided that since this blog will focus on both, it probably would be better if the name kind of touched both aspects. There is another reason I finally settled on Happenings At The Hyatt House, it is a pun. Hyatt is my last name. It is also the name of a five start hotel chain. I have no idea how people get my number but occasionally I get calls from people asking if this is the Hyatt Regency. They may not have reached the Hyatt Regency, but they did reach the Hyatt House. It is my home and for the time being the home office of Alpha Omega Christian Communities For The Chemically Injured. I hope you like the name. But if you think you have a better idea for a name, please share it with me.