The other half of HGTV’s Fixer Upper doesn’t just have good taste, she has wise words, too. Joanna Gaines shared an inspiring parenting lesson on her official Facebook page.
The mother of four posted a photo of one of her daughters, Emmie.
Joanna’s post reads: “There’s an Adonis blue butterfly bush I planted by the girl’s window almost five years ago when we were renovating the farmhouse. I wanted butterflies by the girls’ windows that they could see and enjoy. I never told them about the bush and honestly I forgot about it over the years.”
Until one morning, Joanna walked in the bedroom to find her daughter looking at the bush, saying, “Here she is! My little hummingbird comes every morning, mom!”
Joanna continued: “First, I didn’t know she looked out for her bird every morning. Second, I forgot all about the bush and never told her if she looked out the window she would see the prettiest butterflies and hummingbirds gathered around it.”
“It’s hard not to think this is a lot like parenting…”
“You sow seeds early on and work hard to be intentional and then over time you move on to new lessons and challenges. Then one day you look up and the seeds you planted in your little children’s hearts are now in full bloom.”
“Be encouraged today to keep pressing in and tending to their hearts. It will be worth it.”
Her simple yet poignant words resonated with so many people online.
So parents, have faith that the seeds you worked so long and hard to sow will grow and bloom in their own time, and it will be even more beautiful than you imagined.