Blossoming the Cross

Yesterday was the annual blossoming of the cross at Christian Academy.  This is such a sweet time for the kids as they adorn the empty cross with bright flowers.  This event paints such a lovely picture of what God does with our lives...the cross starts out empty, barren and covered in grey, cold wire, and one by one, the children place flowers in the wire until all you see is a beautiful symbol of our faith.  My heart is often empty, cold and grey, but day by day, just like bloom by bloom, God fills in the holes to make my life beautiful.  

John in front of the blossomed cross

John and his sweet second cousin, Emory

Emory, such a cute kindergartener!