After storing up a powerhouse of energy and hidden from view, daffodil bulbs send out tiny new bulblets to grow new generations of life.

She was only a young teen waving goodbye to a family she would never see again.  I wondered why her, my grandmother, was the one who was chosen to leave her home, to emerge anew, in a new promised land. 

Why her?  Was she the bravest? The most energetic?  The strongest?  The most optimistic? 

The family stories handed down told of her dark times and of her courage.

The tiny seed knew that in order to grow, it needed to be dropped in dirt, covered in darkness, struggle to reach the light.
    -----Sandra King

Some Things are Not Yet Seen, But Courage will Sprout

In the bulb there is a flower, in the seed, an apple tree.
In cocoons, a hidden promise: butterflies will soon be free!
In the cold and snow of winter there’s a spring that waits to be,
Unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.
           ------Natalie Sleeth

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
         ----- George Washington

Optimism As New Ground

The most optimistic of flowers,
Daffodils,
Yellowy and profound.
With strength once hidden
Can break new ground.
      -----G. Hill

See Also:

The Hidden Promise of Spring . . . if we are looking

Powerhouses of Motion

Winging on Petals of Hope

Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
      -----Hosea 10:12

God Waters the Seeds of Hope He Plants in Your Heart
    -----Mandy Pagano