Tulip Bulbs

Another unique birthday gift was a creative selection of tulip bulbs.  I spent some wonderful time in the sun yesterday preparing the soil and planting them.  I dug the holes deep with just a bit of bone meal sprinkled in the soil for that extra nutritious boost.  I surrounded them with broken up soft dirt and made sure there was lots of warm soil on top.  With the planting way underground it always feels like I am tucking the bulbs into bed with a big warm comforter. Just as well,  as we have already had a light layer of crunchy frost and I am a bit late in planting them.

Bulbs are among my most favourite delights.  There really is no feeling quite like tucking them away to secretly develop and surprise us with such joy and beauty in the spring after a long and cold winter.  Their round firm shape is like a secret powerhouse of beauty.  I held each bulb before planting it, feeling the smooth and full roundness.  Each one had no sign of life, but there tucked away in the soft and warm nourishing soil that will change.  Life will emerge after this time of hidden rest.

I wondered today what qualities I am tucking away in my children and family that will secretly grow and develop into such beauty emerging just when it is most needed?  I want to also encourage powerful hidden bulb qualities within myself!  May they quietly develop inside me,  preparing for life full bloom.  The great thing is that like the bulbs I planted, I know there are hidden powerhouses of beauty developing in all of us that will one day emerge unexpected as a most joyful surprise!