It was a busy day and I thought about those mums throughout the day. I was thinking of how beautiful those mums were just weeks before and although they were now dried out and not cared for...I just kept remembering how very beautiful they had been.
I could not fight the urge any longer, I had to go back that evening and buy them up...yes everyone of them. Despite the questions from the store employees of "are you sure? or but they are not very pretty now.." I bought them anyway, because I remember their beauty and I did not want to give up on them...I did not want them to just be "discarded."
The following day as I took the time to cultivate the soil in the big planters and replant them I found that I so enjoyed every moment of the caring of each plant. The time spent of pinching each old bud and triming the dead stems was such a wonderful peaceful time spent outside. By the time I had completed the task I stepped back and was smiling of how well each plant had cleaned up and how I had found so many young buds that had not yet bloomed. There was still life in each plant.
Now I know we are talking about FLOWERS..but I saw a comparison as to how people are sometimes viewed in the world today. Sometimes people are so easily judged for their outside apperance. The world discards the beauty of the person's heart that may still be alive with hope on the inside. They just need a little guidance, inspiration, attention and love.
God made each of us as well as the flowers I just re-planted. We all just need nurishment to continue to give back..and the love of God and God's Word is such great nurishment for growth throughout life. ((Hugs until next time!))