Three Years Later

A flower may hold the lesson you and I need to hear today (tonight). Thank you Jaklyn Larsen for your perseverance, and your writing.

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It was a Christmas gift from my boys, more than three years ago. An adorable birch wood pot, full of dirt and full of hope. It contained an Amaryllis bulb, one they knew I would be excited to grow. A flower of extravagant beauty, I was grateful to receive such a thoughtful gift. I kept the instructions and followed them faithfully. Soon after, the green foliage began to sprout above the dirt. As days passed and time progressed, the leaves continued to reach new heights… but a flower bud never appeared.

 

I nurtured that plant, loved it, reread how to care for it, but as spring approached, the green leaves started to fade as did my hope for seeing this flower bloom. I would have to try again later.

 

The following November, I started the process over again. And again, as the bulb started growing its beautiful leaves…

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Flames

Seriously, who goes to Wikipedia for information on flames? Somehow, like a moth, I was drawn to it. I was pondering how our “flames” regarding our dreams can burn bright and high, or die out. What keeps our flames burning bright? Fuel. They need fuel!

Are you fueling your dream or letting it go out–either by default or intentionally?

Right now there are major forest fires in many parts of our country–in our own state and neighboring states we have fires with so much momentum–if that is the right word here, that they are consuming forests

and threatening homes. When the summer heat has dried everything out, the flames only grow larger and more furious.  The spark hit the fuel source and the fires took off.

What fuels do you need to stoke your fire with right now? I think it may be time to make a list. I am.

If you have time, I actually encourage you to read the link below. Fire and flames, something many of us never think too much about, really can be interesting…

Flames

 

 

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame