[NURTURE]
00:05:00 on the timer and GO!
The first thing I thought of when I saw that today's prompt was "nurture" was the orchid sitting on my kitchen counter. I have what people call a black thumb. I mean, I have even managed to kill snake plants and probably at least one other plant toted to be UNkillable. Just give it to Pam, it'll be dead soon. Now, why then do I have a orchid sitting on my counter? It was a surprise Valentin'es gift from my sweet husband.
I had, in fact, managed to kill an orchid before, but he knew that I had kept it alive for a long time. Sure it needed some loving from a friend to be revived at one point, but I was proud of how well I had managed to nurture that plant. And he knew, and wanted to see me do it again.
He knew I was capable but unwilling to out myself out there
STOP.
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This post is my participation in the Five Minute Friday writing prompt from 2/27/2026. You can add your own five minute unedited response and read other entries at this link until it closes.
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what a sweet guy. He knew the potential, understood the fear, and fed your heart anyways. :) visiting from FMF15
ReplyDeleteHe's pretty good at loving me. :D
DeleteThis made me laugh. Thanks! https://lifewithchristsite.wordpress.com/2026/02/27/five-minute-friday-nurture/
ReplyDelete:) We love laughing here.
DeleteI love orchids but I would never attempt to keep one alive.
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It's definitely hard here, especially over the winter! As long as I remember to pop ice cubes in (to sloooooooowly water), and keep it in a sunny spot, I do okay...for a while. Then I forget or a kid moves it. The final nail last year was when my 19 year old moved it outside and didn't bring it back in and I forgot until a strong summer storm came along and I saw it the next morning. And that was AFTER it spent weeks at a friend's house being 're-habbed' for me!
DeleteI pretty much have a black thumb, too. I did manage to keep a poinsettia alive for a couple of years, but then, I don't know what happened, but it died. What a sweet and thoughtful gift from your husband! Blessings to you!
ReplyDeleteIt was sweet. He is good at pushing into doing things he knows I'm capable of but not always willing to do myself.
DeleteYour hubby sounds like a real blessing.
ReplyDeleteI think so too. :)
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