Preserved by Purpose – Good Seeds in Good Soil

Over 20 years ago, I received a plant as a gift from a dear friend. Even though periodically I had to prune the dead leaves, I was surprised that I was able to keep the plant alive for about 10 years.    However, when I saw that the leaves were more brown than green, I made the difficult decision to throw away the dying plant.         I didn’t want to throw away the large army green planter because of sentimental reasons so I just put the plant leaves in the trash and left the planter (with the dirt still in it) in the back yard. & And I forgot about it for a few years.& & Until one day, I noticed that there were small green leaves peeking out of the top of the dirt in the planter. & I did a double take thinking maybe the faint light of the early morning was playing tricks on my eyes.& But, sure enough, there was a plant now growing in the planter!& & & However, what kind of plant was it?& & I thought I had thrown away all of the plant leaves and didn’t remember what kind of plant was originally in...