Everywhere I look I can see one of my favorite flowers blooming . . . this flower is bright, sunny and a lovely shade of yellow . . . and it is known as the Dandelion!
I know. Your reaction is likely similar to my grandson Josiah's reaction. He told me Dandelions are weeds, not flowers, but I told him I still loved them anyway! Within minutes of hearing this conversation, my grandson Caleb brought me a handful of these yellow flower-weeds!
I am certain I'll be receiving many, many more handfuls of Dandelions throughout the summer!
So, why do I love Dandelions? My husband is baffled by this, because he shares Josiah's view of them . . . just weeds which pop up all over his yard! I love them because they are sunny, bright and children are able to pick them to their heart's content and no one will tell them to stop picking the flowers!
I love them because I love the twinkle in Caleb's eyes and the smile which stretches from ear-to-ear when he brings me a handful of them!
I also love them because they remind me of prayers. How do they remind me of prayers, you ask??? Because God treasures our prayers. When I bring Him myself by praying, He sees my prayers with the same love with which I see the Dandelions in Caleb's hands. Our prayers delight God and He wants to receive our prayers! They may seem tiny and insignificant to others - just "weeds", but to God they are "flowers"!
I want my grandsons to understand their prayers are not "weeds" to God . . . they are beautiful, sunny "flowers" and He is delighted to receive them!
Dandelions, huh? That is an interesting pick! Lol My favorites are daffodils. There's big fields of them in the medians on 131 in Kalamazoo. They're so bright and cheerful! I miss seeing them!
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