What a Cactus Taught Me...
Roughly 25 years ago my youngest son brought me a small cactus garden, including a dragon tail cactus when he vacationed with my mom. Over the past 25 years, this cactus grew. Not without it's own struggles. You see, I don't have the green thumb needed to keep indoor plants alive; regardless of how "maintenance free" they may be. I lost 2 of them fairly quickly, but babied this one to keep it alive. It seemed to thrive for almost 20 years. Then our daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer and I mostly forgot about it. I only remembered to water it when I went into the extra bedroom and saw it on the dresser. I "found" it again after she died and I was moving some of her things. It looked half dead, with drooping spines. I watered it and sat it next to a window hoping it would perk up. I walked out of the room and promptly forgot about it...again. Fast forward 2 years. This spring, while still recovering from his own health scare, my husband was clearing...