Wednesday, June 8, 2016

The Garden Tour: Part 1





Back in January.....


Somewhere in Hell....

"Settle down everyone. I've called your group together to give you some very exciting news about your patient, Shelli Quayhagen. She has agreed to put her garden on the Master Gardener tour in the spring. This is a great opportunity for us! Through the months of preparation for this event, you should be able to prey on all of her weaknesses - pride, control, greed, perfectionism, obsession, and anxiety." 

"Settle down! Settle down! I know you are excited and I agree that this is going to be as easy as shooting ducks in a barrel, but there is a lot of work to be done and it must be done very slyly to produce lasting results. Now I want each of you to take one of her vices and brainstorm ideas that can be implemented as soon as possible. Remember, the devil is in the details! We will meet again tomorrow at this same time."  

Somewhere in Heaven....

"Settle down everyone. I've called your group together to give you some bad news about your patient, Shelli Quayhagen. She has agreed to put her garden on the Master Gardener tour in the spring."

"Calm down! Don't panic!! We all know that our opponents on the other side are going to take full advantage of this situation. They will prey on each one of her weaknesses, and God knows she has many, but with preparation, wisdom, and God's grace, we can handle this. And let's not forget that every disaster also contains the opportunity to help our patients mature. Now I want each of you to take one of her vices and brainstorm ideas that can counteract or preempt our opponents' attacks.  We will meet again tomorrow at this same time, and may God be with you."









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