01.13.2023 | Frosty Friday

It's hard to believe that just two days ago it was almost 70-degrees here in South Saint Louis.  The dandelions are already popping their little heads out.  Almost unbelievable!  It's definitely not warm out in the Carondelet Garden this morning.  It's a Frosty Friday this mid-January day.

It is a wonder how nature always seems to find a way.  A mid-January dandelion for example.  How crazy is that?  I know it's a weed but there is something lovely about them.  Little kids seem to be drawn to dandelions.  In another lifetime, when I was working in elementary schools, little ones would bring me bouquets of dandelions.  They were presented as a beautiful gift and accepted as such.  I even had a small vase that I would lovingly fill with water and place the flowers in it on my desk.  The wee ones would light up and I would, too!

Simple gifts are the best gifts.  Gifts given freely with no strings attached.  Nothing fancy, simply given with love.  Another moment of grace in a crazy world.  I wish you many moments of grace this frosty Friday in January. Simple gifts of grace.  Amen.