I've had a composter for a few years now. I haven't been particularly diligent about keeping its components balanced, so the decomposition process has been inordinately slow. Still, I've continued adding coffee grounds and water and eggshells and clippings from my gardens as I remember to do so. I just rarely look inside (because honestly, I don't want to see the mess).
In the very bottom of the container, I spied a clump of beautiful, dark brown, crumbly material: in all, it probably amounted to a few cups of nutrient-rich compost. But to me, it looked nearly perfect, both because it took a long (long) time to make, and because I know it will benefit my plants in the future by giving them what they need to produce a bigger, better harvest.
It's kind of lovely to me that we can take otherwise useless bits and pieces, mix them together, wait, and wind up with something beneficial. If God can make old apple cores and coffee grinds useful once again, just imagine how much more useful He can make YOU if you're open to His guidance in your life.
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