I am thrilled, not only are the dainty flowers exquisite but they have a sweet,heady perfume as well!
Since I took the photo, I have enjoyed several more flushes of blooms, they only last a day, but they give me a lot of pleasure.
This week my strap cactus has burst into flower. This is an annual event and again the blooms only last one day,but WOW they are worth waiting for! And this year I have five blooms on two plants compared to just one last spring. I've blogged about them before, but it is so amazing to see such beauty appear on such an ordinary plant!
I see parallels with the life of a believer, most days may seem pretty ordinary but amongst those days are bursts of blessings that give encouragement and joy in all directions.
Here's another display of dazzle of a different kind. During a recent 'treasure' hunt at a favourite car boot sale, a dainty, frilled, cranberry coloured glass vase caught my attention. Yes, I thought, I can find a spot for that, it will bring me joy when I look at it. The lady selling it was non-plussed by the vase and charged me just two dollars - such a small price for so much delight! The label was still attached to it,so I looked the company up on the internet to find it was hand made in America by a significant maker and it would put me over one hundred dollars out of pocket to buy one like it from them today!
Whilst that information is interesting and its fun finding a real treasure,the greater joy came from the suns rays falling on it early yesterday morning, causing it to sparkle and twinkle on my dressing table. What a difference the sun makes!
What a difference to a life the Son makes!
Simply Susan
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