Roses

Here is a brief extract from Captivating:

"Jesus is urging us now to care for oursleves and watch over our hearts. (Proverbs 4:23) Your heart and your beauty are sometihng to be treasured and nourished and it takes time. Every gardener knows this. In our age of instant makeovers and microwaves meals, we don't like to wait. But a newly planted rose's presentation in its first year is nothing compared to its second. If properly cared for, its second year's display doesn't hold a candle to its third. Gardens need to become established; their roots need to go deep through summer rains and winter frosts. A garden's beauty does not diminish with age, rather it takes years to become all that it can become.