Better Than Roses!

There is a song by Five Iron Frenzy called “Dandelions.” The lyrics tell the story of a little boy who picks a bundle of dandelions for his mom. “She holds them to her heart, keeping them where they'll be safe, clasped within her very marrow, dandelions in a vase. She sees love where anyone else would see weeds.” Above is a picture of me with Xan (pronounced Sean), a little boy from one of the villages here. One day Xan brought me a flower. I was delighted and told him so. Next thing I knew he was off finding me another one and then another. Quickly, however, there were no more flowers to find, but that didn’t discourage Xan. He ran off and came back with a large bundle of weeds, many with roots and dirt still dangling from the bottom, freshly yanked from the ground. A huge smile shone across Xan’s face. He was showing me love.
The FIF song goes on to talk about how many of us try hard to show love to our Heavenly Father. But He is God Almighty. The gifts we bring do not compare to His greatness. Yet, God is loving!!! Our best efforts (even if they sometimes don’t amount to much) bring a loving smile to the face of our Heavenly Father. “Lord, search my heart, create in me something clean. Dandelions! You see flowers in these weeds.”

-Jeannette