Orchids Blooming

I drive 520 miles to have coffee, and look what happens!

Aren’t they beautiful?

I drove 520 miles round trip to take my #2 back to school. When kids go to college, there are many drop-offs and pick-ups — none are easy, and every single one is different.

When I come home, I’m greeted by this beautiful mini orchid. It bloomed while I was away. I watered it, cared for it, and put it in the perfectly slightly sunkissed window. A bloom appears seemingly all by itself during those 48 hours.

Orchids as a Metaphors

Orchids are like our children. We nurture them, and they often bloom while we are away on their own terms. (Rarely in 48 hours.)

Life unfolds with our without us.

My Favorite Quote

I wrote a post in 2018 about converse and parenting. It included my favorite quote of all time! I have applied it to my life, parenting, relationships, the graduate program I’m enrolled in, and training two cattle dogs.

Anyone who imagines that all fruits ripen at…