Easter Lillies
Our church happened to have some extra lillies from our Easter service, and they said anyone in the congregation could pick one up, if they wanted. DD#2 asked for one, we said it was fine. Since it’s still Easter season on the church calendar, we will continue to celebrate our Risen Lord. What I love about the Easter lilly is that it usually lasts about as long as the Easter season – and then they’re ready to set aside until the bulbs can be planted.
The purity of the lilly is striking and very symbolic. White to represent the innocent, green to represent spiritual growth and the yellow bringing sunshine to the flower and that a flower needs sunshine to grow. Amazing. Touching. Purity.
this lily is as beautiful as your heart is.. I have been praying for you, and the allergy thing you have .. I hope it is better by now. I know you have quilting projects that take priority over skin allergies, so have been praying for healing , and for knowlege of why you got it, and how to alleviate the symptoms.’
I liked that scrappy idea for the memory quilt. I have a photo of a memory quilt that some friends asked me to make out of jessica’s dad’s old, and new flannel shirts , and hankerchiefs. He was killed tragically a few days before Christmas last year by a hit and run driver in front of the family.. So I cut apart all 30 some flannel shirts ( talk a bout humbling , it was like cutting apart a mans life as I did that ), and made it into a quilt , and then had my friend machine quilt it on her long arm quilting machine..
anyway, hope you are doing well. I am trying to come up with stuff to do since I can’t sew right now..sigh.. but I still can dream.. that won’t be stopped..
You’re too precious and I know I’m on the hot seat to get fabric to you. I’m working on it – if you knew how crazy my life is, you’d understand. Not only do we have 4 kids, 2 dogs, 7 chickens – but, we also live on my MIL’s property and help her when we can … and this week, she’s found out she needs a heart procedure done on Thursday, so it changes our schedule when we have little room to squeeze it in. We’ll make room, of course, but it makes us juggle everything else. I’m sure the quilt you made out of the flannel shirts will be treasured forever. I bet it was also a form a helping you through your grief. I find it special, either when I make one for someone else or for myself. God’s peace for your prayers – always appreciated!
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