Lilly Of The Valley Flowers And A Memory...

 

When I was a child, we had amazing patch of Lily Of The Valley Flowers

The memory of the aroma of these flowers still lingers with me!

How can something so small and dainty leave a lifelong impression upon me?

I remember one time laying down next to this patch of flowers;

And I said I am going to remember this wonderful sweet smell forever...

~ I did ~

We need to make the effort to capture moments,

It is such a powerful thing to remember a sweet memory!

I remember my mother had the most lovely periwinkle blue dress.

She would wear it for only very special occasions.

I loved it on her!

I remember seeing her one time in that dress and I said to myself,

"She is the most beautiful mother in the world"

~ She was ~

I remember sitting in a big white Chrysler vehicle one sunless day,

And in front of that car stood a black hearse.

My Grandmother was in it, waiting to be buried in the cemetery.

Our family matriarch had died!

~ Gone ~

It is just another day in the life and times!

Will I leave a legacy of a sweet smelling aroma,

Is the fragrance arising day and night!

Will the day God calls me home be etched in a loved ones mind;

And the small and special moments of a special day be remembered?

We can make a difference...

We can be the one to deposit wonderful memories!

Every day has great big possibilities to change and encourage;

To each and every person God has given you!

I think as I have looked over the worst lie of the enemy of my soul,
Has been this one;
What you do does not make one bit of difference in this world or in the lives of others!


I know it is a lie, because I have seen the fruit of my life now!
And I am still here to plant seeds and sweet memories...

~ Sweet Memories are a gift of love ~