The Zucchini and The Rose
One summer day, I got home from work and saw a beautiful bud on the rose bush by my back door. I took tyme to stop and smell the rose – as is often recommended – and to take its picture, as I am known to do. I oohed and aahed over the delicate flower and praised God for His creation. Then, I headed down to my garden to check on my zucchini plants. I picked a couple that were ready and noticed one that was just starting to form from the blossom. I thought to myself ‘that one will be ready in a few days’! The following day when I got home, I saw the same flower I noticed the day before, but it was no longer a bud. It had opened up into a stunningly beautiful young rose. I stopped, smelled, pictured, oohed and aahed again, all the while thinking, “wow, what a difference a day makes”! Curious to see the progress of my infant zucchini, I ventured down to my garden. Shock and disbelief consumed me as I stared down at a full grown zucchini where the infant one had been. I stood there long...