+cause when i know what to say, i'll say it in the best way you've ever heard

strength. after spending a day with the gardens, i realized how proudly flowers stand. they are incredibly fragile. did anyone realize that with a gently breeze a flower could be snapped bud from stem? how an insect could quickly demolish the long process of growth and development that has taken place? it blows my mind that flowers still reach towards the light. they stretch and yearn and seek light. they are renewed with water and a healthy place to grow their roots. gosh, i know this is such a simple analogy, but think about it...such trust. such beauty, because flowers have the strength to stand tall. i have had such an overwhelming sense of strength lately. i have grown and drawn from others and Christ so incredibly much in these past few days and weeks that i know that i need to give that strength back. if i am constantly worn out i cannot live up to my full potential. i need to allow myself to be placed in healthy soil. i need to allow people to water me from time to time, and as long as i keep yearning and reaching and stretching for the sunshine, i should be doing just fine.