Last week I shared that the 20 year old avocado tree in our back yard rarely produces any fruit.

I also shared how excited I was to actually find four avocados this year!  Wow, a bumper crop.

      Well, stop the presses!  Would you believe that my wife and I actually found five more on the same tree this week?

     We were admiring our fruitful tree from our patio and noticed another avocado.  So, I climbed up a ladder onto our patio roof to pick it.

      I decided to look around.  Maybe there were still more hiding among the leaves.  Sure enough, there were a couple more!  As I kept looking, I actually bumped into one that was hiding behind a leaf right in front of me!

      I’m sure there are some lessons here.  Never give up on your avocado tree!  You never know what is hiding behind the next leaf. Keep on looking up and never give up.  You may be surprised by what you bump in to!

      I don’t know why, but finding these few avocados really lifted my spirits.  They were an unexpected surprise.  During these uncertain times, keep your eyes open, keep looking up and make sure you don’t miss the unexpected surprises that God has in store for you.  They may be right in front of you.  If you are not careful, you might even bump into one!