To See Something at Peace

Meet Chesney and Violet. All week, these two waited and struggled in their tiny pots, unable to join the bed of Torenia flowers at the front of our house because they didn’t fit. So rather than let them die, which neither Melissa or I were willing to let happen, I brought them to my students, who proudly named and planted them in the 5th Grade Garden. As COVID continues to disrupt our schools and our communities, along with devastating storms, local fires, and social unrest, sometimes it’s calming, just for a moment, to see something at peace.