{"product_id":"the-second-season-of-growth-craig-childress-johnson-9781365777820","title":"The Second Season of Growth","description":"Advice given when buying plants or trees is \"Don't expect any blooms the first year. Fruit trees may require three years.\" I planted a slim brown stick in my yard and got nothing the first year except a thin brown stick with a few leaves on it. During its second season of growth and beyond, that brown stick grew to 7 inches in diameter and now produces wondrous 20 foot pink clouds each spring. In an ideal world we learn lessons the first time around. So often, as with daffodils and cherry trees, we need more time to get it. Winter, incendiary summer, a few storms, and unexpected late frost toughen us, giving us confidence to face whatever life has for us. We can then bloom where we are planted. We often don't have choices about challenges life gives us, but we have free-will in deciding how to respond to them. We can embrace the One who gives Wisdom to live life abundantly. May these vignettes inspire you to find pearls of learning and wisdom to be harvested from the depths of your own life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig Childress Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1365777820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781365777820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lulu.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Craig Childress Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48444569714943,"sku":"9781365777820","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa9a9644-3b9f-4295-bc35-dc5e336b0f5d.jpg?v=1777213151","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-second-season-of-growth-craig-childress-johnson-9781365777820","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}