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MIA KOEHNE

Bloom and Grow

5/11/2018

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​As I was walking home from the gym today, I came upon this flower. It was outside a fence, next to the sidewalk, no garden, no other plants, just this lone, rogue, beautiful flower. It sprouted up in the middle of the rocks near a busy main street. 


What was it doing there? Why was there such a beautiful thing all alone in the rocks? What if someone walked by and stepped on it, what if some kids passed by and pulled it out? How was this flower going to survive? 

Yet, there it was. I wondered if it had been there the other day when I walked by? I couldn’t remember. How could I not have noticed it? But today, as I walked home in the Phoenix heat, tired after working out at the gym and fatigued from my battle with #ValleyFever, I stopped. This flower made me smile, it made me pause and it reminded me of Jesus and His love for me in the midst my exhaustion. 

This flower chose to bloom. This flower didn't care that it was alone. This flower didn't say "I want to root in a better location." This flower didn't worry about it's own safety. This flower did the only thing it knew how to do.... bloom and grow.

What I was reminded of today and what I so joyfully want to share with you is this: it's not always the best and prettiest place, it's not always the safest place and it's not always the place we pick to root and grow, but may you (and I) always remember to bloom where you are planted because you never know who will be blessed because you grew roots in the rocks in the middle of the desert.

#BloomAndGrow

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Lynne
5/11/2018 03:17:13 pm

Thank you Mia for this reminder! God places us where He wants and needs us to be. He does this not just for others but for us too! I needed to hear this today!

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Mia Koehne
5/11/2018 08:17:39 pm

Thanks Lynn! So great to hear from you and thanks for the reminder that it is for us too. What a blessing. Hope to see you soon. Mia

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Suzanne Mann
5/11/2018 03:35:19 pm

Bless you for sharing this!! Reminds me of reading where the seeds fall to the ground some will take root while others will wash away!! This flower blooms for all to gaze upon its beauty reminding us that no matter where we find ourselves God has put us there so others can know the love of God will also help them grow and bloom in the most unusual places!! Love you Mia!! Keep spreading the seeds!!

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Mia Koehne
5/11/2018 08:18:43 pm

Amen!! Thanks for sharing! Love ya, Mia

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Chris
5/11/2018 04:52:50 pm

Love this!

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Mia Koehne
5/11/2018 08:15:00 pm

Thanks so much for taking the time to read and comment. I'm glad it was a blessing. Bloom & Grow! - Mia

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Wendy
5/14/2018 10:43:47 am

Beautiful......thanks so much for sharing.

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Mia koehne
5/14/2018 11:10:32 am

My absolute joy. Many blessings to you! Thanks for sharing and taking the time to read the blog. -Mia

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Kim
5/15/2018 04:03:42 am

Yep. In the midst of praying for change in our lives, it's easy to forget that God is still using you right where you are. Thank you for that important reminder.

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Mia Koehne
5/15/2018 07:52:50 am

Amen, and I know he is using you right where you are Kim, yet we still pray for what is to come. Praying for ya'll now! Love ya! Mia

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Berbadette
6/1/2018 07:53:55 am

Remember what the shepherd girl called the little flower in the book Hind's Feet?

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Mia Koehne
6/1/2018 08:32:25 am

Hi there. I do not remember, simply because I never read it, but you caused me to go on a little google reading search and I was blown away by it. How beautiful! So many parallels! "Acceptance with Joy!" what a beautiful name and powerful story.

Thanks so much! Mia

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