What surprised you today?
Was it mercy?
Or grace?
Or joy?
I hope so.
I pray that we all may be breathless by an expression of grace, or a second chance; where there was failure, now stands an opportunity for redemption.
May we marvel at mercy, and become captivated by joy.
I’ve been offered limitless grace and abounding mercy by God. I never want to forget that.
I also have a rubbish tulip garden, which I try to ignore and highlight in a positive way by morning lighting and up-close photos.
These blooms just opened yesterday and will probably wilt in a few days. I forget to water them and the Colorado air is dry.
I know — I’ll need to dig up the bulbs, clear out the soil, and start again. If I leave it, next year the tulips will return weak and small and I’ll be disappointed again.
Anyone out there good at mile-high gardening?
A native of Southern California, Caroline Mertens moved to Colorado as a teen. She received her B.A. in English and Secondary Education from Colorado Christian University in Denver. Her grandmother's immigration tales of adventure, love, pain, and redemption provided ample amounts of hope, grace, and literary inspiration for her debut, In Those Other Lands.
After a season of work in the Netherlands, England, and France, Caroline returned to Colorado. Over the years, she has worked as a magazine editor, a professional writer, and an assistant to a Young Life director. However, Caroline's most fulfilling career is teaching high school English and Creative Writing. She strives to encourage teenagers to read what they love, and inspires her students to engage in purposeful creative writing. Caroline is passionate about traveling, cooking Indonesian food, and exploring Colorado with her family.
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