Season of growth

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Season of growth

  • September 16, 2026
  • Posted by: Emilie Flynn
  • Category: Uncategorized
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It’s a quiet Saturday evening after a week of feeling a bit under the weather. I sit here wondering if there’s anything “Wow-worthy” I can share with you.  

 As I dig deeper, a cold is not a permanent illness, so I am blessed that I don’t have to contend with major health battles like many do every day.  Additionally, I listen to what’s left of the rain from today under the roof of my sturdy little house. God did not provide for me to be rich, but my attitude and love of helping those who need me most has made me richer than some with material things I could never dream of owning.  

 Each Spring, as well as each day, we have an opportunity to be happy or let things around us or sometimes those around us bring us down. Towards the sunset of my teaching career, I will pick happiness as I know I am blessed. 

 Lastly, speaking of Spring, I bought a new rose plant to be delivered to my house next month as a reminder of how fragile and precious new chances and growth opportunities are for all of us.  Things don’t grow unless we nurture them. The same can be said of our spirit and commitment to Christ.  

 I’m not sure if the rose will grow tall or fizzle out like others I have planted in the past, but I am determined to try to help it live the best life it can with my less than green thumb guiding its journey.  

 Here’s to Spring and to new beginnings, whatever they may be for all of us, and an opportunity for growth.