March 21, 2006
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Vernal Equinox 2006
Hello, Spring!! I love the early croci (or crocuses, Webster’s allows both) that bring shades of purple and yellow to a dun-colored earth. I talked to my friend in Wyoming last night and she’s trying to be a brave soldier in the ubiquitous wind and snow. She talked to her friend on the west side of Oregon (read warm) who reported that her daffodils are done and tulips are up. Daffodils are done? Nurse!
That reminds me of a saying I grew up hearing, “Bloom where you are planted.” We all live in different climates, metaphorically speaking, don’t we? Which means our seasons are timed differently from others. Something to think about.
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I heard that saying first in agricultural mecca south-central California. Then we moved to Alaska- to the “banana belt” part- now I am here with my rocky soil, mulch-moving chickens and nibbling (!) deer, healthy “indigenous plants”and unknown frost times; I honestly love the challenge- and raised beds and green houses!
But I really do believe that God does want us to bloom where we are planted, to be fruitful in whatever calling we have.