The Caprons

To say the very least, my gardening skills leave much to be desired. I have a lot to learn. Several years ago I planted the bulbs from a potted Cala Lily in our front flower bed. I was so excited the next spring when I saw several green sprouts coming up. Some were from the Cala Lily and some from tulip bulbs that I had also planted the previous fall. I started anticipating the beautiful flowers that were soon to come. I went out every day to check the progress of my plants. The leaves grew up a little more each day. However, the dirt in our yard is best described as dark, clumpy, muddy clay, and no flowers ever showed up despite my daily hopes. This year, only one of the bulbs sprouted. I assumed that the other bulbs disintegrated in our always wet dirt. I didn't have high hopes for this plant and have mostly ignored it. Tonight while watering my other nearly dying flowers, I was amazed to see a lovely elegant pink Cala Lily! Some times in life, I think God gives us a glimpse of Himself through nature, and this is what I felt about my pink lily. God gave it to me to say He loves me. Many people probably don't imagine a God that is so personal and intimate with each of His creations, but I truly believe God romances us in such ways as these. Look for God to show you He loves you and cares for you today.

"Do not be anxious about your life, as to what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, or for your body, as to what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single cubit to his life's span? And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow: they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory did not clothe himself like one of these." Matthew 6:25-29