{"id":8,"date":"2017-04-26T00:02:54","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T00:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hodgepodge639.firsttakes.org\/?p=8"},"modified":"2017-04-26T06:17:44","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T06:17:44","slug":"small-actions-can-produce-big-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hodgepodge639.firsttakes.org\/index.php\/2017\/04\/26\/small-actions-can-produce-big-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Small actions can produce big results"},"content":{"rendered":"

Where do you go when you’re in the doldrums and need a boost? We each have a special go-to\u00a0place that from experience we know will lift our spirits. For me it can be several places. But when the weather is foul, I go to Watson’s Greenhouse & Nursery<\/a>, one of my favorite destinations. With a colorful array of annuals and perennials, houseplants, and trees and shrubs, it’s cheerful and it’s free. But it’s hard to resist not leaving a bit of your own green behind.<\/p>\n

2008<\/h4>\n

I’ve always been a major fan of geraniums, favoring the Martha Washington variety. But that changed when I discovered Apple Blossom geraniums at Watson’s. I left the nursery with several plants The potted geraniums with their clusters of flowers that look like miniature, old-fashioned heritage roses were displayed in terracotta pots on the windowsills of a bay window.<\/p>\n

\"Stem<\/p>\n

2014<\/h4>\n

In 2014, I returned to Watson’s hoping to purchase more Apple Blossom geraniums, but learned there hadn’t been any in many years. I was so disappointed and talked with\u00a0Mr. Watson, who\u00a0told me how to take a cutting of one of my plants. I did, and returned the next day and left a cutting for Mr. Watson.<\/p>\n

2016<\/h4>\n

In April 2016, I again\u00a0found myself at Watson’s. After making some purchases, I thanked\u00a0Mr. Watson for his helpful staff. And\u00a0I reminded him that I was the woman who had given him the cutting of an Apple Blossom geranium. His next words shocked me.<\/p>\n

“Would you like one?” he asked.<\/p>\n

Surprised, I said, “What?” And then I followed him into one of the greenhouses where he showed me a table filled with 1-gallon containers of Apple Blossom geraniums.<\/p>\n

\"Table<\/p>\n

Mr. Watson is\u00a0standing next to the table to the right of the one\u00a0pictured. Half the table is\u00a0filled with the same 1-gallon containers of Apple Blossom geraniums.<\/p>\n

\"Mr.<\/p>\n

It was a stunning sight, a beautiful moment, and I was speechless. <\/p>\n

All of these plants started with my single cutting!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I came home with two 1-gallon containers gifted to me by Mr. Watson. More importantly, I came home with this simple, powerful message from the Lord: <\/p>\n

Small actions can produce big results<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2017 Helen R. Letts<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Where do you go when you’re in the doldrums and need a boost? We each have a special go-to\u00a0place that from experience we know will lift our spirits. For me it can be several places. But when the weather is foul, I go to Watson’s Greenhouse & Nursery, one of my favorite destinations. With a … Continue reading “Small actions can produce big results”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hodgepodge639.firsttakes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hodgepodge639.firsttakes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hodgepodge639.firsttakes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hodgepodge639.firsttakes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hodgepodge639.firsttakes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/hodgepodge639.firsttakes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85,"href":"https:\/\/hodgepodge639.firsttakes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8\/revisions\/85"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hodgepodge639.firsttakes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hodgepodge639.firsttakes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hodgepodge639.firsttakes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}