Learning from the Dandelions
Dandelions have taken over the side yard as they do every year. Weeds or not, they bring cheer in the early spring. They are remarkable little creations when you look closely at their buttery yellow petals. I wonder how many petals they have!
I vividly remember blowing their seeds as a child. I still like to do that every year. Yes, they have many petals, but how many seeds do they have? Their seed globes are objects of beauty and wonder from afar, but they inspire awe when you look closely. Their intricacy reminds me of snowflakes. God certainly pays attention to detail.
I recently came across a sweet little poem in a newspaper clipping from the 1800s from a section of the newspaper called The Little Folks.
One Little Life
Bright little dandelion,
Downy yellow-face,
Peeping up among the grass
With such gentle grace,
Minding not the April wind,
Blowing rude and cold;
Brave little dandelion,
With a heart of gold.
Meek little dandelion!
Changing into curls,
At the magic touch of these
Merry boys and girls!
When they pinch thy dainty throat,
Strip thy dress of green,
On thy soft and gentle face
Not a cloud is seen!
Poor little dandelion,
All gone to seed;
Scattered roughly by the winds,
Like a common weed!
Thou hast lived thy little life,
Smiling every day;
Who could do a better thing,
In a better way?
I like the conclusion of the poem. By smiling every day, they are an example to us.
Rejoice in the Lord always;
again I will say, rejoice!
Philippians 4:4
Imagine the mighty power of God to be able to say, “Let the earth sprout vegetation,” He did that at Creation, and He has continued to bring plants out of the ground since then.
Then God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation,
plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth
bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them”;
and it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation,
plants yielding seed after their kind,
and trees bearing fruit with seed in them,
after their kind; and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:11-12
Plants do exactly what their Maker wants them to do. Homeschooling gives you the opportunity to guide your children in that direction, too.
Whatever you do in word or deed,
do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
Colossians 3:17