Woolly Daisy

I thought you might be curious, as to why I chose the name Woolly Daisy for my site.  A Woolly Daisy is a wildflower, in the sunflower family, that grows in the desert.  It blooms in the Spring for only 3 months, March to May.  It is is often overlooked, as it blends into the gravel, sand and also because of it’s height, of 4-6 inches.  It has a white woolly stem with white or yellow rays and yellow clusters in the center and can sometimes be 3 lobed.

 I see a similarity between this flower, myself  and the journey that I have been on.  First of all it’s a wildflower, which pretty much says it all right there!  It is also in the sunflower family.  A sunflower is strong, durable, provides nourishment, is colorful and has a warmth about it.  I would like to think that is how I am perceived by others.  It grows in the desert where nothing should, in sandy, rocky and non-fertile ground.  My life has mirrored that footing but our God is so Great, that He gives us that same Hope, that we can grow and flourish even in adverse conditions.  It is easily overlooked, which is surprising with it’s bright color, beauty and intricacy.  However, for many of those in the desert of life, His blessings seem so often to have the same fate.  Are you overlooking the beautiful blessings in your life?  

The Woolly Daisy blooms only 3 months of the year, so if you’re not looking for it, you may miss it.  Perhaps that is why some people remain in the desert  for so long.  They keep missing the simple yet often profound message that God is trying to share with them, so they must stay yet another long season until it blooms again.  That being said start living life with your eyes “wide open”!  

I thought it interesting, that it is 3 lobed.  It reminds me of the Trinity (the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit), man (mind, body, and soul and I’m not talking R&B or funk!), that Jesus died and rose again on the 3rd day.  Then there are things like decorating, the umbilical cord (contains 2 arteries and 1 vein), the stomach of a camel or lama, baseball (3 bases and 3 strikes your out), the branches of government (Legislative, Executive and Judicial) just to name a few.  It’s God’s fingerprint that we live life in, with and marvel at everyday.  

I have traveled in and out of the desert many times throughout my life.  It is in the desert though that I have always felt the closest to God, seen Him more clearly, witnessed His provision more abundantly and been less distracted by it’s simplicity.  Isn’t it ironic that we try, so desperately, to leave as quickly as possible.  I have questioned if perhaps the desert “is” truly my promised land.

Woolly Daisy

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