Daffodils
Over the summer I ordered bulbs for fall planting, tulips (Wintering in the refrigerator as I type.) and daffodils. I'll plant the tulips in early January, there will not be much of a wait for them to grow and bloom, it will be months before the daffodils bloom. I look forward to their cheery presence in my flower beds and a couple of containers next spring. Much of gardening like other areas of life is all about instant gratification these days because we can buy flowers, plants, and shrubs in 4-inch containers, 5-gallon pots, or whatever our heart desires. We do not have to wait for the seeds to grow unless we choose to sow seeds. I think many times just like in the garden, we want instant gratification in the form of answers to our prayers. (Obviously, if we are in a dangerous situation, we really need an instant answer.) We don't want to wait for a flower to grow and bloom or a prayer to be answered. We want God to act now for many reasons, below are a few: The situatio...