{"id":338,"date":"2009-01-02T14:10:50","date_gmt":"2009-01-02T20:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/?p=338"},"modified":"2009-01-02T14:10:50","modified_gmt":"2009-01-02T20:10:50","slug":"the-sweet-smell-of-second-chances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/2009\/20090102-338.htm","title":{"rendered":"The Sweet Smell of Second Chances"},"content":{"rendered":"

My brother Daniel works in a research greenhouse. This winter, they have dozens of African violets to get rid of. So Daniel brought a couple home for Mom, and one for his girlfriend.<\/p>\n

I was admiring them one day and asking how much he paid for them, when he said nothing. “We have, like, 50 more to get rid of.” So I asked him if he could get one for me.<\/p>\n

His answer was an unqualified NO. His two reasons were<\/p>\n

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  1. I keep my house COLD and African violets will completely die at temperatures below 65 degrees.<\/li>\n
  2. I don’t exactly have the greatest track record for keeping plants alive–I tend to be gung-ho about projects for a couple of weeks and then just let them go (not the best plan with living things).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I tried to convince him that I could still handle a plant–after all, my bedroom (upstairs) generally stays above 68 degrees and I’ve instituted a planner system that regularly reminds me to take care of my plants. But still, he remained firm.<\/p>\n

    Imagine my surprise when I picked up the phone this morning to hear: “Light or dark purple?” Actually, I was completely confused. What on earth was he talking about? “African violets. Do you want a light or dark purple one?”<\/p>\n

    He was getting me a violet! Now sitting on my dresser is a beautiful dark purple African violet–the sweet smell of second chances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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