Forgive me for interrupting our week of black and white with the rich color of my lilies. It’s only Wednesday, and I feel like I have been working 100 days straight with no break. Can we say ex-haust-ed?
I wonder how I’m going to get through the next day and a half without collapsing or screaming at everyone who crosses my path. Internally, I am having a tantrum.
I need a walk.
I need beauty.
I need light.
I can’t squeeze in a walk today, but there’s always time for beauty, especially when it’s just outside my [home] office.
My guys purchased and planted a bunch of lilies for Mother’s Day last year. I observed as they transitioned from vibrancy to dormancy to…death. I watched in horror as the deep frost of winter decimated the “stick” that remained. They were gone forever.
Then, just as suddenly, I witnessed their resurrection.
Over the last few weeks, I watched not one, two, three or even four, but five beautiful plants grow with vigor and blossom with lilies! Five times more than the amount that was planted!
There is certainly a lesson in there about resilience and revival, about faith and bounty. But the greatest lesson for me is that even in our coldest, darkest moments, there is always just enough hope to usher even the most broken of us into the warmth and light of an abundant life.
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Thank you, Rev Russ!
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I love lilies! And what a great joy to get a Mother’s day gift that gives again and again!
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Right! They often plant flowers or seeds for me on Mother’s Day, and I often get the chance to watch them bloom again and again.
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This is my favorite of all the posts you’ve done Dr. Mountain. I’m sure I’ll have another favorite soon but you have such a way with words that the message is felt so deeply every time.
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Aww…you’re so kind France. I miss seeing your face.
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So true and so needed: “ But the greatest lesson for me is that even in our coldest, darkest moments, there is always just enough hope to usher even the most broken of us into the warmth and light of an abundant life.”. Thank you Dr. Mountain.
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What a lesson indeed. So gorgeous! Enjoy Chandra. Praying you get a break soon, and some quiet moments in nature. xoxo
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