Roses

It has been a while since I have written about St. Therese. Anyone who has been to my home knows that Steve is an excellent gardener. But for some reason he has not had much success with roses. If you go back to my earlier journal entries, I explained that last summer we had so many roses growing in our garden for the first time ever. And, St. Therese is known for her miracles through her "shower of roses".

I was very excited when our first rose bloomed this year. I was sure that again we would have beautiful roses all summer long like last year. Unfortunately, our rose bushes are back to the way they were before last summer. They produced a few roses in the beginning of the season, and now they are pretty much bare. We get a rose here and there, but nothing compared to last summer. Those two little bushes that surprised us last year did not produce any roses.

Yes, I am sad that there are not as many roses as last year. But it actually makes me believe in the "shower of roses" even more. Is it just a coincidence that the year that I most needed a miracle and spiritual comfort, my yard was full of roses? I don't think so. I was not looking for it, it found me.

Here is a picture of the first, and one of the few roses, in my garden this year. It is a perfect rose, and when it bloomed I just had to take a picture of it. I believe that it is a reminder to me that St. Therese is still looking out for me. But I am now strong in every way and I don't need as many roses as last year. And God always gives us exactly what we need whether we know it or not.