Bloom Where You're Planted!

I've been a fan of flowers since I was a little girl. Mom tells me the story of how she plunked me down in the middle of some flowers to take my picture while on a family vacation. The love story continues. Nothing brightens up a front step or a room like a plant does. It gives a room life.

It isn't hard to get a good photograph of flowers. Robert Brault once said, "It pleases me to take amateur photographs of my garden, and it pleases my garden to make my photographs look professional."

The flower pictures above are from a variety of different locations. The tulips are from my mother's garden. I remember growing up with flowers in my mother's garden. What a privilege to grow up with such beauty. The white flowers are from my mother-in-law's garden. Another blessing to have a second mother with a love of nature. Some of the other photographs are of the flowers around me in my home and in my garden.

I must admit I love the flowers, but I'm not the best gardener. I neglect to give them the water they need on a regular basis. Life is just so busy with three boys, a husband, work and school! I neglect my plants and hope for the best. As always, there is a lesson to be learned here. Take care of all the people and flowers in your life. Give them the attention they deserve. Live in the moment and bloom where you are planted. Our families and our flowers will not be OK if you neglect them and assume they'll turn out the way you want. Be present always.