I have this Orchid I received from my oldest son, last Mother's Day 2024. It was beautiful and after it was finished I continued adding 3 ice cubes to it - nothing was happening other than it was growing broad plant leaves.
I am not sure how to care for these plants but I wasn't ready to give up on it nor did I want to throw it away. So I continued to water the remaining stick and base foliage around the bottom of the plant, every week.
I came home from a 10-day vacation and the plant was in bloom. A single bloom with buds for future blooms. It was Mother’s Day all over again.)
Life lessons that change us usually happen with nature and its growth cycles. But this crazy Orchid made me stop and think about how we should never take for granted the season of life where we find ourselves dormant.
Staying persistent in the days and months that passed with this Orchid would teach me, most humbly, that life isn't for using up and then throwing away.
Often, I have found myself in a situation where a quick judgement on someone’s character was not in line with the kindness and hope that God want’s me to show toward others. So many hurting people in their phase of being silent, reserved, isolated or rejected, need a kind person in their life to bring them a glimmer of hope.
A small light in the darkness lights up the way and hope begins to float up for so many of us.
I am grateful for my childhood, although full of abandonment, I can see that value so easily now.
People matter regardless of their condition. The message is clear in my Orchid. Do not assume anything.
If someone is in their dormant stage (which can be found in struggling with sin, relationships, grief, hopelessness) **water them**. Help get them healthy physically and spiritually. Like the Orchid, we were unaware of our impact of weekly care and feeding of the plant, until she came out in full bloom.
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