I had just pulled out the rest of the summer plants which were well and truly finished, from the main border of the garden. I usually planted fresh plants this time of the year, to give a profusion of colour the following spring. So I followed this pattern this year, and then we had a week of wet weather. Even though the plants were liberally sprinkled with snail bait, nearly half of them ended up being eaten, and my border was ruined.

    I had striped agapanthus planted in another part of the garden, so I dug some of them out, split them up, and replanted them along the border. They were quite difficult to get apart, but I persisted and eventually had them where I wanted them. Now they have to get rooted, grow and then flower where they have been put.

     I couldn’t help thinking that in spite of the pain the plants felt, yet they were now where the gardener wanted them to be, and their job was to grow and flower. In the same way, pain we experience in life is sometimes unpleasant, but we are still to grow and flower in our new situation. Life never stands still for any of us, and we sometimes have to face facts and be prepared to make changes. Let’s always remember this and give thanks to God for the new situations we find ourselves in, and do what we can to be positive and a light for Him  no matter what.