●Pansies are Bi Annuals, meaning they go through the winter and come back to life the next spring. We also go through some trying times..sooner or later.
The
beautiful field of flowering pansies in the fall and then again in the
spring were ready to be dug up and then were transplanted in other people's
gardens. God sometimes transplants us also...due to changing life
situations...marriage, career, death and other events.
●Scroll down to see fields of field grown pansies!
●Bloom where you are planted!
●But WHY should we Bloom Where We Are Planted?
● As a believer in Jesus Christ and desiring to be a good
steward and a faithful "follower" of Jesus on our way to glory...we
can be a light for others to see the Truth.
●At the end of our lives, I would like to say or have said, "I have fought the good fight, I have fnished
the course, I have kept the faith." (2 Tim. 4:7)
●"The Lord created each of us individually with different
Spiritual Gifts, Passions, Abilities, strengths and a unique personality with
different experiences. Helping each other put the pieces of the seeming
puzzle together so we each can be most effective in our families, church,
community and the world and finish our lives well and leave a legacy that gives
glory to the LORD so when we stand before Him one day, we will hear, "Well done, my good and faithful servant."
●Isn't that what we would like to hear one day?
●"God has created each of us with a unique contribution
to make in our world and our times. No other person has our same abilities,
motivations, network of friends and relationships, perspectives, ideas, or
experiences. When we, like misplaced puzzle pieces, fail to show up, the
overall picture is diminished." Richard Stearns: President of
World Vision U.S.
Quote from his book: The Hole in our Gospel
● We are Jesus's hands and feet in the world.
● "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus
to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians
2:10
●Read a good book recently, Night Light by Terri
Blackstock.
●A short quote: "I realized, as all that was
happening before my eyes, that this was what I wanted to convey in this series.
That each of us is put in place for a particular time in particular
circumstances and prepared in a particular way, not knowing what God will need
us for. Some of us have experienced tragedies and crises with no answers from
God about why he would drag us through such pain, only to find that it
qualified us uniquely to do some mighty work of God when the time of someone
elses's crisis came. And that's how the
body of Christ works."
●"Even when I am old and gray, do not
forsake me O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might
to all who are to come." Psalm 71:18
●"And let us consider how we may spur one
another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as
some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another-and all the
more as you see the Day approaching." Hebrews 10:24-25
● As I was looking back at the pictures of
the pansies...and thinking about the phrase.."Bloom where you are
planted"...I was thinking of all the steps that went into producing these
beautiful flowers...and how our lives are like that.
●Was looking for some spiritual
principles or analogies.
● As there are different varieties and
colors of pansies, so too is the human race.
●Some varieties of pansies only had a few
flowers on the plant and other varieties had a mass of flowers..it made me
think of how we can go through life with only a few other close friends and we
can also have many more friends to encourage us.
●The pansies were seeded for a purpose...to
bring joy to the people who bought them. Just like our father
"plants" us for a purpose...
●The beautiful field of flowering pansies in the fall
and then again in the spring were ready to be dug up and then were transplanted
in other people's gardens. God sometimes transplants us also...due to changing
life situations...marriage, career, death and other events.
●God, the master gardener created each of us unique...plants
us here for a short time...for a specific purpose...and cares for us.
"Lord, open our eyes and heart". "Come Holy Spirit, Come,
you are welcome here"
●Many other analogies can be drawn. Would love to see your
comments!
●A few pictures of field grown pansies...from our farm many
years ago.
Bloom Where You Are Planted!
●The individual beautiful pansy plants grew well in the field
where they were planted for the allotted time they were there. They were seeded
in the field for a purpose...The next year they were individually dug up,
put in containers and sold to people who then transplanted them to their
gardens to be viewed.
● Isn't this what life is all
about?
●Scroll down to see fields of field grown pansies!
●Bloom where you are planted!
●But WHY should we Bloom Where We Are Planted?
● As a believer in Jesus Christ and desiring to be a good steward and a faithful "follower" of Jesus on our way to glory...we can be a light for others to see the Truth.
●At the end of our lives, I would like to say or have said, "I have fought the good fight, I have fnished the course, I have kept the faith." (2 Tim. 4:7)
●"The Lord created each of us individually with different Spiritual Gifts, Passions, Abilities, strengths and a unique personality with different experiences. Helping each other put the pieces of the seeming puzzle together so we each can be most effective in our families, church, community and the world and finish our lives well and leave a legacy that gives glory to the LORD so when we stand before Him one day, we will hear, "Well done, my good and faithful servant."
●Isn't that what we would like to hear one day?
●"God has created each of us with a unique contribution to make in our world and our times. No other person has our same abilities, motivations, network of friends and relationships, perspectives, ideas, or experiences. When we, like misplaced puzzle pieces, fail to show up, the overall picture is diminished." Richard Stearns: President of World Vision U.S.
Quote from his book: The Hole in our Gospel
● We are Jesus's hands and feet in the world.
● "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10
●Read a good book recently, Night Light by Terri Blackstock.
●A short quote: "I realized, as all that was happening before my eyes, that this was what I wanted to convey in this series. That each of us is put in place for a particular time in particular circumstances and prepared in a particular way, not knowing what God will need us for. Some of us have experienced tragedies and crises with no answers from God about why he would drag us through such pain, only to find that it qualified us uniquely to do some mighty work of God when the time of someone elses's crisis came. And that's how the body of Christ works."
●"Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come." Psalm 71:18
●"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another-and all the more as you see the Day approaching." Hebrews 10:24-25
● As I was looking back at the pictures of the pansies...and thinking about the phrase.."Bloom where you are planted"...I was thinking of all the steps that went into producing these beautiful flowers...and how our lives are like that.
●Was looking for some spiritual principles or analogies.
● As there are different varieties and colors of pansies, so too is the human race.
●Some varieties of pansies only had a few flowers on the plant and other varieties had a mass of flowers..it made me think of how we can go through life with only a few other close friends and we can also have many more friends to encourage us.
●The pansies were seeded for a purpose...to bring joy to the people who bought them. Just like our father "plants" us for a purpose...
●The beautiful field of flowering pansies in the fall and then again in the spring were ready to be dug up and then were transplanted in other people's gardens. God sometimes transplants us also...due to changing life situations...marriage, career, death and other events.
●God, the master gardener created each of us unique...plants us here for a short time...for a specific purpose...and cares for us. "Lord, open our eyes and heart". "Come Holy Spirit, Come, you are welcome here"
●Many other analogies can be drawn. Would love to see your comments!
●A few pictures of field grown pansies...from our farm many years ago.
●The individual beautiful pansy plants grew well in the field where they were planted for the allotted time they were there. They were seeded in the field for a purpose...The next year they were individually dug up, put in containers and sold to people who then transplanted them to their gardens to be viewed.
● Isn't this what life is all about?
●Pansies are Bi Annuals, meaning they go through the winter and come back to life the next spring. We also go through some trying times..sooner or later.
●The beautiful field of flowering pansies in the fall and then again in the spring were ready to be dug up and then were transplanted in other people's gardens. God sometimes transplants us also...due to changing life situations...marriage, career, death and other events.
●
As a believer in Jesus Christ and desiring to be a good steward and a
faithful "follower" of Jesus on our way to glory...we can be a light
for others to see the Truth.
●At the end of our lives, I would like to say or have said, "I have fought the good fight, I have fnished the course, I have kept the faith." (2 Tim. 4:7)
●"The Lord created each of us individually with different Spiritual Gifts, Passions, Abilities, strengths and a unique personality with different experiences. Helping each other put the pieces of the seeming puzzle together so we each can be most effective in our families, church, community and the world and finish our lives well and leave a legacy that gives glory to the LORD so when we stand before Him one day, we will hear, "Well done, my good and faithful servant."
Isn't that what we would like to hear one day?
●"God has created each of us with a unique contribution to make in our world and our times. No other person has our same abilities, motivations, network of friends and relationships, perspectives, ideas, or experiences. When we, like misplaced puzzle pieces, fail to show up, the overall picture is diminished." Richard Stearns: President of World Vision U.S.
Quote from his book: The Hole in our Gospel
We are Jesus's hands and feet in the world.
● "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10
Read a good book recently, Night Light by Terri Blackstock.
●A short quote: "I realized, as all that was happening before my eyes, that this was what I wanted to convey in this series. That each of us is put in place for a particular time in particular circumstances and prepared in a particular way, not knowing what God will need us for. Some of us have experienced tragedies and crises with no answers from God about why he would drag us through such pain, only to find that it qualified us uniquely to do some mighty work of God when the time of someone elses's crisis came. And that's how the body of Christ works."
● As I was looking back at the pictures of the pansies...and thinking about the phrase.."Bloom where you are planted"...I was thinking of all the steps that went into producing these beautiful flowers...and how our lives are like that.
●Was looking for some spiritual principles or analogies.
●As there are different varieties and colors of pansies, so too is the human race.
●Some varieties of pansies only had a few flowers on the plant and other varieties had a mass of flowers..it made me think of how we can go through life with only a few other close friends and we can also have many more friends to encourage us.
● The pansies were seeded for a purpose...to bring joy to the people who bought them. Just like our father "plants" us for a purpose...
● Pansies are Bi Annuals, meaning they go through the winter and come back to life the next spring. We also go through some trying times..sooner or later.
●The beautiful field of flowering pansies in the fall and then again in the spring were ready to be dug up and then were transplanted in other people's gardens. God sometimes transplants us also...due to changing life situations...marriage, career, death and other events.
●God, the master gardener created each of us unique...plants us here for a short time...for a specific purpose...and cares for us. "Lord, open our eyes and heart". "Come Holy Spirit, Come, you are welcome here"
●Many other analogies can be drawn. Would love to see your comments!
●A few pictures of field grown pansies...from our farm many years ago.
Bloom Where You Are Planted!
●The individual beautiful pansy plants grew well in the field where they were planted for the allotted time they were there. They were seeded in the field for a purpose...The next year they were individually dug up, put in containers and sold to people who then transplanted them to their gardens to be viewed.
Bloom Where You are Planted
●The picture above was taken in early to late October.
● Our family grew 2 plus acres of pansies.
● Seeded in the field beginning of July.
●Pansies are bi annuals.
●Around Thanksgiving time when the ground was frozen, they were covered with marsh hay.
●But before this...all the flowers were hand picked off and discarded. A lot of work!
●In spring as soon as the snow melted and it was dry enough..late March.., we uncovered them.
●They started to bloom again in early May and we dug each plant and put 12 in a wooden flat or 6 plants in a 2 quart basket and 5 in a wooden crate and sold to Kohls and Sentry food stores. This was in the mid 60s to late 70's. They purchased all we had.
●We also sold to Winkies in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, a local 5 and 10 cent store. They had several stores at the time. They are still in business with the store in Whitefish Bay.
● These pictures were taken in early spring...Mid May.
Grates of 5 -2 quart baskets of pansy plants. 6 plants to a quart basket.
We could not supply enough to Sentry Food stores at the time and a neighbor got into the business and packaged the same with lessor quality product and also sold to Sentry. I put labels on our crates so the individual stores could ask for our pansies!
Sounds like "Branding"
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