A story for the New Year. This is a story about a houseplant that we
have had in our home from back even when Aaron was still here with us.
Every year, one or two flowers would bloom on it. After we sold our
home, my brother's family took care of this plant for us for a while.
During that time, the dirt around the plant began to get a little moldy,
so I bought new soil to repot it. I made a huge mistake while the plant
was out of the soil and I thoughtlessly sprayed the old soil
off the roots. As soon as I did that, I knew I had done something
wrong. I was so nervous that it would go into shock and not survive. I
went ahead and repotted it in the new soil, hoping for its survival. We
have had it back with us now for a few years. The plant survived and has
done well for these past 4 years or so, but still had never flowered
again... but it was surviving and I was grateful. Well... the plant gave
us a gift this fall, it finally bloomed and has begun to thrive. Look
how beautiful this bloom is. When I saw this flower, I was so excited,
so I took a photo and began thinking about the life lesson in this
plant's story. This plant has inspired me... and this year I want to
thrive, not just survive
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