...and the lemon flower is sweet

My children bought me a lemon tree for Father's Day this June to adorn the corner of our yard. That same day, I broke up the rocky soil, added compost and fertilizer, and carefully packed the soil around it. I watered it daily and left the rest to nature. Within weeks all of the leaves had fallen and my poor tree was doomed! This week--nearly two and a half months later, my twig of a tree began to sprout leaves and then tiny blooms. And under each bloom--lemons!

"If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." John 15:5