“Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, and you shall eat the herb of the field. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground.” Genesis 3:18-19

I often think of this scripture when I’m out weeding and fighting gophers and ants. Melodramatic? Perhaps…