The coverings of the buds
Posted by principledmom on April 10th, 2006. Filed under: Science.In botany last week we discussed bud coverings, structures that serve to protect buds in harsh weather and keep them safe until spring. They are thick shingle-like coverings with a glue-like substance to hold them shut tight. In some plants the inside of the bud covering (sometimes called a "winter-cradle") is lined with a downy substance to shelter the little bud and keep it warm--its little blanket.
The trees in warm climates do not have bud coverings, so if you put an orange tree in a cold climate the buds will die, and there will be no fruit or leaves. They will have been unprotected.
Spontaneously G reasoned she was the bud. She went on to say that her dad was the covering and I was the glue that held it all together. I suggest Jesus is the glue, but she did a great job. She is right. We are to shelter our little buds until it is time for them to blossom. We should offer them a soft, warm place to grow, safe from the cold elements.
It's amazing what children will glean from a lesson if given the chance to reason. God has so much to teach us, using His creation, if we will just listen.
April 10th, 2006 at 11:26 PM
That’s truly amazing for a young girl. It is encouraging to know how children learn to reason like that. What a testimony it is for the principle approach of learning….
April 10th, 2006 at 11:37 PM
OK, you’re getting difficult to keep track of.
How beautiful…and more so as I can’t help but think of how you got over here in the first place.
April 11th, 2006 at 11:29 AM
Wow that’s true Dana. Hadn’t thought of that. God is so clever.
And how am I difficult? You knew I was here, right? Keep up the good work on your end. You’re doing a great job.
April 11th, 2006 at 6:21 PM
Thanks…and yeah, I found you. It was just a silly on my part cause I went to the other one first…it’s like the menus when trying to contact the phone company….but not nearly as frustrating and much nicer once I got here. Remember, I’m on dial-up, so one page move IS work for me : )
Did you read the discussion going over on choosing home? It has been wonderful and very inspiring to me.
http://www.choosinghome.com/blog/?p=190
April 11th, 2006 at 6:28 PM
That is beautiful! G sounds very wise.
April 11th, 2006 at 7:10 PM
Dana–lol I forgot about the dial-up. I will be much more understanding…and now I wonder how you have time to feed your family
Thanks for the link. I read it once and will read it again later. Great food for thought there. There are so many good dissections of their materials going on right now. (400,000 huh?…)
And I’m so glad I at least rank above the phone company. That means a lot.
Steph–good to “see” you! Thanks for stopping by.
April 12th, 2006 at 1:15 AM
OK, I think I’m here, too. The link with my name will take you there. As if you haven’t read it all already : )
How did you get your site counter in the side bar? I can’t figure that out. And actually, it’s 450,000. I looked it up to make sure I wasn’t disseminating false information. Not to mention the fact that the book is available free online and who knows how many have downloaded it.
Some, like me, may have it for intentions other than implementation, but I doubt that is the norm…especially for the purchased copies.
April 12th, 2006 at 8:24 AM
I’ll send you a note about how I did the counter. It’s not hard but too long to go into here.
Oh my, even more?? That’s amazing to me. Hopefully most have read it and not implemented it. I hope for the children’s sake.
BTW, the post you linked to about perfection was amazing. Thanks!
April 12th, 2006 at 10:41 AM
I’m glad I found your blog! I like finding other artists who are homeschoolers, and vice-versa!
Sally
April 12th, 2006 at 10:55 AM
What a lovely post! If only more people trusted in nature/God…if plants decided that they’d got it wrong, and that buds needed pushing to maturity and removed the protection, they’d all die out. But plants are sensible enough to trust that the way they’ve evolved/been created works. For some reason, we humans find it really hard to trust that our children will grow up if we don’t push them. Instead, like the plants, we should be offering them everything they need *until they’re ready* to be independent.
Thanks for commenting on my blog.
Cx
April 12th, 2006 at 11:38 AM
Well put! You are so right. We don’t trust ourselves (or God, IMO) anymore. We trust strangers who don’t know our children to tell us what to do. Thanks for stopping by.