Friday, November 27, 2015

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Another great story of redemption -- a broken young girl from the foster care system who lives with the memory of her greatest mistake, who cannot accept love from others, who feels she needs to be self-sufficient, who does not trust anyone, who doesn't know how to connect or communicate with others---uses her one learned skill, the meanings of different flowers, to make her way in the world. I loved that a few wonderful people along the way loved & accepted Victoria, without asking for her to change. Are there people that God places in my life, that I am called to love unconditionally, with all of their warts and issues---but I miss the call because they are prickly and broken, and I discard them for someone else to care for? Give me eyes to see, Lord.

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