John 1:14

And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.

John said we shall tear down the trees, maybe, if they had looked after the trees better they would still bear fruit and wouldn’t have to share our coats and extra food. Brings to mind my good friend Treva. Treva gave me an African Violet and my first thought was how long before I kill this? Well, it didn’t take long! Maybe a week - literally watched blooms die and the leaves fell off in front of me at the kitchen table. I thought, maybe it didn’t like me staring at it and hoping it wouldn’t die, or maybe my sad face scares it.

I moved the plant to the kitchen counter under a different type of lighting and lots of stuff on my kitchen counter to keep it company. Well, she flourished, bloomed many different times, and so a good reason not to clean the counter off, as all the stuff is like family - comforting in a way! My plant now has lots of blooms and leaves to share (26 in total). I have a lot of time on my hands. She brings me great joy, and her family stuff on the counter is at eye level (saves time looking for it).

The moral is: if you look after something it will come back to you. Not enough leaves to make a second coat out of, but most times people only have one coat and are thankful for that.

- Liz Hickey