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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

And We Thought It Was A Weed


After weeks and weeks of watering what we thought was a fuzzy-leafed weed.....behold, a new thing-beautiful purple flowers.

The story goes, over a year ago we planted some wildflower seeds. Nothing happened. We moved, and Bethany continued to faithfully water-every Monday, Wednesday, & Friday.....exactly as she had scheduled. Then something green with fuzzy little leaves grew in plain view. She continued to water. We talked a couple of times about feeling like just pulling it up, but we didn't. And this is what happened one beautiful day, not too long ago.













Lessons learned: Too many to name, but could start with Isaiah 43:18-19 which says, "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?"

10 comments:

Nancy said...

Your flower is beautiful! We have not had any rain to speak of for the past year or so and we have some purple wild flowers that have decided to grace our yard. They are prolific bloomers and once allowed to set root, cannot be easily removed. They are so pretty, I just let them grow where they are and we are always pleased to see the multiplied blooms each year.

Susan said...

How lovely and yes, filled with so many lessons!!! How many "weeds" out there (US!!!) when watered properly and not pulled-up can blossom for our Lord. Oh a lesson we need remember each and every day.
Susan

Kathy said...

Nancy, it sounds beautiful. It's amazing how God's beauty peaks out even in less than ideal conditions, isn't it.

Susan, I amen your comment. Yes, we are nothing except what He makes. I also think of those in the Old Testament who, mentioned in Hebrews 11, never saw what they believed for and yet continued to believe and have faith in God and hoped in His promises. And there's more!

Mary Lee said...

Yeah for wildflowers!!! Congrats to Bethany on her faithfulness to care for the pot of dirt..it has been rewarded. I like your new picture Kathy.

Kathy said...

Thanks Mary Lee. I decided a pic that was more current than about 4-5 years ago was due. So, after school I whipped out the camera and wala!! We're loving the beautiful flowers. It's amazing how something so ordinary anywhere else stands out in beauty in the desert.

Brenda said...

That reminds me of my Hollyhock flower (weed) I had coming up several years in a row. The first year I pulled it up because it looked like an ugly weed. I may have pulled it up the next year too, but then last summer I decided to let it go and just see what happened. It blossomed into a beautiful pink and white hollyhock! Lesson learned? Patience of course.
God bless

Kathy said...

Brenda, could you email me a Hollyhock seed??? : ) I love Hollyhocks because it reminds me of my childhood in Montana. I thought they were the ugliest things in the whole wide world! I always thought they were a junk-flower as I called them. Then, when my brother died in spring of 1986, and I went up to Montana for the service,low and behold that summer a Hollyhock began to grow right smack-dab in the middle of my garden in West Texas (Lubbock) where I was living at the time.I had not ever seen one there although I'm sure they grow there. All of a sudden this thing of memory-a junk flower- became a comfort to me during a time of extraordinary loss. It was the most beautiful flower to me after that. God is good-and yes, patient!

Susan said...

Kathy, I did see the first message and replied to it but apparently you didn't get it. I copied and pasted your e-mail to my private e-mail and have sent you another. Please watch for it and besure it doesn't end up in your spam box is will start msej@

I am so eager for you to share with me!!!!
Susan

Beth said...

I'm so glad I decided to read your blog during dinner - it met me where I am at today and gave me perspective and hope. You are a special gift in my life, and now to many others through your blog. Love ya, Beth

Kathy said...

Beth, it was so nice to see your visit in writing! : ) Did you know that blessings run both directions....you to me, too. Love you!