The Hope of Life

Mercy!! How fun to be in the doghouse for not posting current news on the ol' blogspot!!

Unfortunately I won't be able to get into much detail at present. It is already 10:38, and I have much to do before I lay my head to rest...



For future blogs, you can look forward to some home reconstruction, my thoughts on "The Shack", and promising floral progress, (the lilies are looking strong!)

I love watching things grow, and there is a story concerning my bamboo plant on my desk at work. They sent out a notice several months ago that whatever we had on our desk could not show above the level of the cubicle walls. Uh Oh!! My bamboo was rather healthy and pretty tall...so I researched online, and asked people about pruning bamboo...but to no avail...no answers could I find. So I took my chances, and trimmed it back. I tried to keep the cut part moistened as much as possible, but it looked pretty dried out and nothing happened with it for weeks. I thought for sure I had killed it, and was really feeling pretty sad about it. Lo and behold last week, I was beside myself to see a sprout...and that little sprout is just TAKING OFF!!! Woohoo, you GO 'boo!! I will bring my camera tomorrow and get a shot so you can see what I am talking about. In this drama unfolding is once again the voice of a faithful God...LIFE...LIFE for things we think are dead...LIFE for malnourished and inactive dreams...LIFE in Him when we choose to take ahold of all that He has promised...it brings to mind again one of my favorite scenes in Pilgrims Progress...when Christian first makes his break from the City of Destruction...

"Now he had not run far from his own door but his Wife and Children perceiving it began to cry after him to return; but the man put his fingers in his ears and ran on crying 'Life! Life! Eternal Life!' "

Hardly anything is more invigorating than the hope of LIFE!