The tulip bed Orin planted a few years ago
Son 2:11 For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;
Son 2:12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;
The " Regretting" part of Grief
I have been researching the topic of Grief. I have looked at it's definition. I have felt its emotion. I have seen its face, and I know it's paralyzing grip. It is just a simple five letter word with a pretty straight forward definition. At least it seemed so until I found this definition at www.thefreedictionary.com grief (gr f) n. 1. Deep mental anguish, as that arising from bereavement. See Synonyms at regret . 2. A source of deep mental anguish. 3. Annoyance or frustration: Trying to follow their directions was nothing but grief. 4. Trouble or difficulty: the griefs of trying to meet a deadline. 5. Archaic A grievance. I have been puzzled by the insidious way that in this process of grieving, it can feel as if its long bony fingers can reach out and without a sound pull you into the abyss. I found a clue in the above definition. It was in that suggestion to "See Synonyms at regret." As I searched its...
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The photo of Orin's tulip bed gave me a start! It seems we have yet one more thing in common...because we also have a huge bed of tulips. Malcom and I and our daughter, Sue, planted 1,000 tulip bulbs in the fall of 2002 so that she could have live tulips for her May 03 wedding. The joke was on us, though. They bloomed in April and we still had to buy flowers! But since Sue and Malcom are both with Jesus now, you can imagine how precious those flowers and the memories of our time together planting them is to me.
You all are in my prayers. Enjoy the flowers!
Love,
Carol