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Caleb is a seven-year-old who loves flags and eagles, is a Lego maniac, a history buff, and wants to visit the Statute of Liberty. In most respects he’s a very normal little boy. But not entirely.

Caleb was 2 pounds, 11 ounces when he was born, and as you might expect, there were some lingering medical issues. And one issue continues to be a struggle for Caleb—the ability to walk and to run with friends.

So is it any wonder that when Caleb announced that he wanted “a new foot” that his parents consulted his doctor? The doctor assured his parents that surgery on Caleb’s foot and leg is absolutely necessary for their son to be able to walk and to run. Although wary of putting their sweet child through medical procedures, Caleb’s parents, Karen and John, couldn’t deny their son’s request for a new foot.

Caleb’s surgery is scheduled for May 30. Please pray for a successful surgery and recovery. And pray that this sweet little boy—who turns eight in June—will be walking and running with his friends at this time next year.

God bless and please share.

Where do you go when you’re in the doldrums and need a boost? We each have a special go-to place that from experience we know will lift our spirits. For me it can be several places. But when the weather is foul, I go to Watson’s Greenhouse & Nursery, one of my favorite destinations. With a colorful array of annuals and perennials, houseplants, and trees and shrubs, it’s cheerful and it’s free. But it’s hard to resist not leaving a bit of your own green behind.

2008

I’ve always been a major fan of geraniums, favoring the Martha Washington variety. But that changed when I discovered Apple Blossom geraniums at Watson’s. I left the nursery with several plants The potted geraniums with their clusters of flowers that look like miniature, old-fashioned heritage roses were displayed in terracotta pots on the windowsills of a bay window.

Stem of an Apple Blossom geranium

2014

In 2014, I returned to Watson’s hoping to purchase more Apple Blossom geraniums, but learned there hadn’t been any in many years. I was so disappointed and talked with Mr. Watson, who told me how to take a cutting of one of my plants. I did, and returned the next day and left a cutting for Mr. Watson.

2016

In April 2016, I again found myself at Watson’s. After making some purchases, I thanked Mr. Watson for his helpful staff. And I reminded him that I was the woman who had given him the cutting of an Apple Blossom geranium. His next words shocked me.

“Would you like one?” he asked.

Surprised, I said, “What?” And then I followed him into one of the greenhouses where he showed me a table filled with 1-gallon containers of Apple Blossom geraniums.

Table of 2-gallon containers of Apple Blossom geraniums

Mr. Watson is standing next to the table to the right of the one pictured. Half the table is filled with the same 1-gallon containers of Apple Blossom geraniums.

Mr. Watson

It was a stunning sight, a beautiful moment, and I was speechless.

All of these plants started with my single cutting!

I came home with two 1-gallon containers gifted to me by Mr. Watson. More importantly, I came home with this simple, powerful message from the Lord:

Small actions can produce big results.