Bloom Where You Are Planted
Bloom Where You Are Planted For many years, I have had a sign on my front porch that says, Bloom Where You Are Planted. When I first made it, the phrase resonated with me because we had moved far away from our family and friends. It was a reminder to myself that each day I needed to tend to my family and work to help us have a fulfilling life where we were transplanted. After fifteen years, I am seeing the beauty in what we've worked so hard to cultivate. Plant the Seeds In the day-to-day of raising kids, it is easy to get bogged down in the small things. I often tell my kids that it is my job to raise them into good, kind, human beings that can adult successfully. That's a really tough job! Not because my kids could be better people. But because of all of the societal pressures that get thrown in. We are constantly planting seeds throughout their lives. And like a garden, no matter how much we tend them, there will be seeds that don't sprout, some that sprout but die off...
