Lessons Learned

On Friday I had a pretty horrible day.  Suffice to say that it was your typical horrible day, when people in your life say things that make a little hurt in your heart.

We all have those days and they make you doubt yourself,  and feel sad.  So, I got in the car to go for a ride to refresh my spirit while spending time alone with the Lord.

Driving down a few country roads I knew and a few I did not...As I turned a corner I saw a field of sunflowers and a small farm.

There were people with bags going to collect a harvest.  We were expecting Hurricane Earl, so I thought that these smart folks were harvesting their co-op farm before the storm.

I saw a sign and it said

"Pick your own flowers, 25 cents a bloom."

Well, who could resist that?

So, I got out of the car, and took some water from a water bottle I had in my front cup holder.  I went into the trunk of my car and took out a roll of paper towels.  I tore off a few paper towels and drenched them with water, like my mother had taught me to keep the stems of flowers wet.

Then taking a plastic bag with me I knew I could wrap the stems of the flowers I picked with the wet paper towel so that I could put the bouquet I was planning to pick in the plastic bag until I got home.  They had scissors hanging by the money cup for you to use.

With each flower that I picked I gave my anger to the Lord.  I could feel my spirit being calmed. I felt like a little child in that field, picking flowers.   I was glad at the time, to give those blooms a safe haven in case the storm would arrive and pound them silly with the heavy rains.

When I was finished picking my bouquet, I felt like a new person.  The storm came later that night but gave us little damage.  All that I can say is that there must have been some pretty heavy prayers covering our lovely place.

My bouquet is in my kitchen so I can see it whenever I pass by. Lesson learned, that sometimes when those days come raging through like a storm, I need to spend time with the Lord to renew my spirit.

Lessons learned.  I think next time I will be spending time with the Lord a little extra before the storms strike.  A bit like those farmers who were harvesting what they had sown before the storm arrived.



The song for this post is I Am A Child of God

"And He said:  I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."
Matthew 18:3




I am linking to lovely Spiritual Sunday today, hosted by Charlotte and Ginger.

Please pick the flowers from this post for your own bouquet.  Take home any photos from my post.