Not quite the petunia in the onion patch….

I am sure that I could pull several more clichés together to fit this extraordinary situation. This summer, with the difficult drought conditions and the extreme temperatures in June and July, found growing conditions quite difficult. And yet, just between the concrete of the front patio and the hard packed graveled parking lot, grew a petunia. In the midst of all the foot traffic in and out of the camp building bloomed this amazingly beautiful blue petunia. There was no extra care given. It was not in the plans, by any means. It is as if God placed it there to remind us that even in the hardest of struggles we are not only able to survive, but to thrive as well.