I cannot make things grow beautiful- or have a green thumb, as others will call it. So, this little aloe plant here surprised me.

About two years ago, I wanted to have an aloe plant. I bought one from Wal-Mart and left it in the little pot it came in. I watered it and sometimes too much, but I learned not to overdo it and kill it. When we moved, I transferred the aloe plant to a new pot because it grew big. Some squirrels hid their nuts in the put and dug up one of the little plants growing beside it. This little plant is what I put in this tiny pot I had got; I placed it in the Solo cup you see here and let the pot sit on my windowsill.

The plant looked like it was dying, but I could not bring myself to throw the pot and the plant away, so I left it alone. A few months later, I looked again and beheld this green plant. It had not died but was thriving. I showed it to my husband, and we were both surprised.

This got me thinking: What would have happened if I had just given up and thrown this away? I would not have experienced the joy and excitement of seeing this aloe plant blossom into what it is today.

This brings back what I read in Psalm 1:3 about a tree planted by the river of water. It brings forth fruit in season. This year, let us not be hasty to move, change goals, or make decisions without thinking and praying about it. Like the aloe plant, what we think may be dead might not be after all.

Do you love gardening? Do you have a similar experience with your plants?

Have a great week! God bless