Late snowfall
Daffodils buried in white drifts
Flower heads broken.
But the bulbs will survive
Frost makes them stronger
Tempered by ice
next year they will be more fruitful
reminding me
this seasons trials
brokenness
have wrought in me new strength.
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. James 1v2-3
Beautiful! When I read this, it made me think of a poem I posted about being refined by fire. Not experiences we wish to go through, but the blessing that comes! (If you want to read it, mine is at http://www.outnumberedmom.com/2012/08/the-fire.html).
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thank you Laura, I'm an outnumbered mom too. Read your poem, so true that we look to the easy path but we need that fire.
DeleteThis encouraged me today. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI did not know this -- how the ice strengthens the bulbs. amazing encouragement for me today.
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