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In the midst of God’s promise to care for our daily needs, He admonishes us to consider the lilies, of which the calla lily is the superlative variety. Here in central Illinois the callas bulbs have to be carefully dug up before the first frost of the season. Even close inspection of these bulbs reveals nothing of beauty, but they are callas - just as much as the regal flowers themselves. When tempted to look at our lives, relationships, or futures as lifeless, maybe even ugly or dirty like a calla bulb, we would do well to realize that both of these photographs depict the same plant – just in different seasons and from different perspectives. A calla gardener would be more excited about receiving a dirty bulb than a beautiful flower; knowing that a single bulb would multiply over the years until its offspring filled a whole flowerbed. In a similar way, we are commanded to be fruitful and multiply, encouraging those around us to see the hidden beauty in each day. |
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|  After two weeks of traveling north to south, east to west through Israel with Katie and Heidi, I have found myself at the end of my rope (over the Red Sea)! |
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| I am not up on the latest Internet stuff. (When I need something technical done I have Hannah help me!) I hear about people writing on other people's walls, and I'm not sure what I think of that. When Emily was two she wrote on my wall and I wasn't too happy with the results. So I have a question that I would like answered. "If you leave a comment on your own xanga site, is it considered 'talking to yourself'?" |
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