The joy of flowers!

After I finished writing earlier I discovered a new blessing for today as I left the house to go back to work. Outside our house we have a small patio which has borders all around it. We have lived in our small home for just over a year now, and about a year ago Dad came and planted our borders with bulbs (all part of his love of gardening, making sure we have lots of flowers too!). So we enjoyed a late winter and early spring of these flowers. Then he planted summer flowers for us. Obviously the summer flowers are gone for good now and I’ve just recently got rid of the last of the dead ones. But the great thing about bulbs is that they re-flower. And when I went outside I noticed some little green shoots coming up! Not knowing a great deal about flowers, I didn’t expect to see any this time of year. I thought nothing would grow until January at least. I don’t know what they are yet as they are just tiny shoots, but it was a real joy to see them. Little things like that will always mean a lot now. Those flowers will be a lovely reminder of Dad coming and helping us out with something fun, and it’s something he did that will continue. Just a small thing – but a blessing!