Beloved Bean Trees

A bean tree
growing right outside
my door.

I had just finished reading
a wonderful novel
by Barbara Kingsolver
entitled The Bean Trees.

Then
I walked out my back door
and realized
that right in my own yard
were bean trees!

I had never noticed
wisteria in winter
before.

But God,
dear God,
let me know that day
through the bean trees
that I am beloved.

Thank You, God, that I know I am beloved by:
*Your impeccable timing
*eyes to see
*a plan to pray, to wait and pray
*cooking
*candlelight
*the warmth of the dining room fire
*soccer and skateboarding in the cold
*Victor finding a way
*Speck taking the time to figure it out
*"it doesn't matter what she wants it for"

With gratitude,
Sally