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This was the beginning. I hadn't written songs for myself in a long time, though I did a lot of that, back in my twenties. I wasn't even sure I could do it, anymore, to my own satisfaction. But, I went at it like going at a new painting, and I think it turned out alright.

This Spring (2020), while having some extra time at home (with my wife at home, too, to help with the kids!), I cleaned out the garden in our backyard, and I turned some 300 square feet of dirt by hand, and I planted wildflowers. This was the first time I had done that. I'm not much of a gardener, but I do know that the key to a good garden is well-prepared soil. The better the soil, the better the result. As this song says, "You gotta dig..."

This song remembers a time in the past when I helped my ex-wife garden, and, as grateful as I am for some of the things she taught me about gardening, it wasn't a very healthy relationship. This action, this year, of digging a new garden, also meant digging up old memories. Over time, interestingly enough, the digging got easier. I hope your digging gets easier, too.

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"...Will all this working ever pay?
Is the effort worth the planting?..."

"...I need the brown
Everything brown
No green right now..."

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from Dig, released August 25, 2020
Written by Stephen Yarbrough, April 17, 2020.
Recorded by Stephen Yarbrough, August 19, 2020.

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Stephen Yarbrough aka christianhippie Indianapolis, Indiana

Stephen is an artist, minister, and songwriter from Indianapolis. He is known both for adapting old hymns with modern rhythms and for creative, thoughtful songwriting. He is also a painter. These days, he spends most time at home caring for his two young sons. ... more

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