Saturday, February 21, 2009

In Bloom


One of the Oriental Magnolia's--Yulan, I think. Don Hastings in his Gardening in the South calls these Southern favorites "a blessing and a trial" because of their tendency to bloom early thus sometimes resulting in a tree of brown petals because of a late season freeze.


"A blessing and a trial"---There are many areas of my life that I considered a trial but through God's infinite grace became to be unimagined blessings. Here are some:
  • our infertility for 3 years
  • financial hardships since 2000
  • having to move 4 times in 3 years in 2 different cities
  • our small house (1700 square feet)
  • my creativity
  • homeschooling

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