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I’m enjoying how this Slice of Life Story Challenge is helping me to put the little things in my life into words. I’ve always noticed the small and simple things around me (at least, I’ve noticed them as much as I’ve noticed them, if you know what I mean), but it’s been great to share them with others through these short works.
Early this morning I went out into my backyard to give the chickens a little free-range time before my wife and I headed out for the day. They barreled out of the run to go do their chicken thing, and I took the opportunity to walk around a bit to check on our recently planted trees and shrubs. With our early spring weather (though snow is forecast for the weekend), they’re starting to bud. The established stuff has been in bud for a while, but the new is just starting.
The new. That story–how the new came to be here–rose in my mind as I stood there, looking at the dozen or so plants around me. A few weeks ago, my wife and I attended a presentation on native plants here in north Alabama. My wife mentioned that she wanted a paw paw tree (yes, they’re more than just a line in a kids’ song), and a gentleman standing near us said he had some we were welcome to. Just like that, “I’ve got plenty if you want them.”
A drive, a pleasurable two hours digging around his nature-preserve-like yard, and we were on our way home with way more than just a few paw paw trees. He gave freely, and I stood there this morning, looking at the new life giving testimony to his generosity. That, I’m pretty sure, is a parable. Thanks for sharing it with me.
Yet There is Method 