Today, while wandering outside, I glanced over to Eli's garden and realized that a few new flowers were really thriving. The "wild" daisies, not so much since they've been blooming for a month but the heliotrope is looking great. The bachelors buttons are getting huge and the butterfly bush and phlox should be in full bloom in just a few days.
At any rate, I was looking at the heliotrope and thinking how cute and delicate it is. It had gotten munched by a deer just days after going in the ground. Just as it was recovering from that blow, it got totally trampled by the dog. Yet, it's still beautiful and actually thriving... and is probably even more full of flowers due to the injuries it received. Hummm....
Of course that brought me back to one of my favorite verses and then when I read it again later in the afternoon, it all just kind of clicked for me today.
We also glory in tribulations,knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Romans 5:3-4
PS... sorry about the chopped pics. I loaded them through Photobucket since Blogger was having "internal errors"... but I understand those! ;)
1 comment:
That is one of my favorites too. Thinking of you.
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