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Hydrangea Hideaway<\/strong><\/span>
\nMy nephew Everett had a way with words.<\/p>\n

He was two years old when he grabbed me by the hand. \u201cCome on. Let\u2019s go visit the angel garden,\u201d he announced. I wondered what in the world that child could possibly be talking about.<\/p>\n

I had no choice but to follow Everett outside. I held on tight as he led me over to a neighbor\u2019s yard and pointed at her hydrangeas. \u201cAren\u2019t they beautiful?\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

Everett\u2019s little face lit up. \u201cYes and look at all those little wings inside. That\u2019s why they\u2019re called \u2018hide angels.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Upon closer inspection I saw that Everett was right: The petals did look like angel wings. Hydrangeas. Hide angels. Why not?<\/p>\n

\u2014Amber Cooke, Richmond, Virginia<\/em><\/p>\n

READ MORE: BEAUTIFUL SPRING FLOWERS<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sweetheart Roses, Sweetheart Memory<\/strong><\/span>
\nEvery anniversary A.J. and I had a ritual: We wound up our musical roses and swayed in each other\u2019s arms to the tune, \u201cLet Me Call You Sweetheart.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was the first song we ever danced to and remained \u201cour song\u201d for 64 years of marriage.<\/p>\n

Just after A.J. died, the musical roses stopped working. It seemed fitting, now that there were no more anniversaries to celebrate. Yet I couldn\u2019t throw the funny contraption away. I dug it out on my first anniversary without him.<\/p>\n

I took it out to the porch and tried turning it on one more time. No luck. My sweetheart seemed farther away than ever. I left the roses and went to bed.<\/p>\n

I drifted off when I heard a noise coming from the porch. I got up and opened the patio door. Our anniversary roses were swaying along to \u201cLet Me Call You Sweetheart.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was my first anniversary without A.J., but I wasn\u2019t without my memories\u2014or my roses.<\/p>\n

\u2014Olive Samson, Story City, Iowa<\/em><\/p>\n

Mysterious Planting<\/strong><\/span>
\nSpring meant one thing at our house: flowers.<\/p>\n

Every year my husband, Bob, and I planted tulip, daffodil and hyacinth bulbs. We checked the garden every day, waiting for God\u2019s glorious canvas to fill it in with color.<\/p>\n

One spring stands out more than any other. I was particularly looking forward to seeing our bulbs bloom. My mother, Viola, had just lost a six-year battle with Hodgkin\u2019s disease, and I was depending on the season of rebirth to bring me solace.<\/p>\n

Mom was named for a flower, and I tried to imagine her blooming anew in heaven. But all I could think about was how much I missed her.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooks like an uninvited guest sneaked into our flowerbed this year,\u201d Bob said when we went outside to inspect the garden. The determined tulip, daffodil and hyacinth bulbs were stretching their green arms up through the soil, but there was something else I couldn\u2019t identify growing alongside them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWeeds?\u201d I wondered. Why this spring? Maybe I was silly to think our flower garden could ever give me peace about Mom.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s wait,\u201d Bob said. \u201cIf they\u2019re weeds we\u2019ll pull them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Days passed and the mysterious visitor in our garden grew into a mass of green shoots. Soon I recognized the leaves: Violas! What a beautiful glimpse of heaven and the promise it holds.<\/p>\n

\u2014Joanne Larson, Fountain Hills, Arizona<\/em><\/p>\n

Birthday Greetings<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A friend gave me an African violet plant when my father passed away.<\/p>\n

I kept it on my desk at the office, where I never tired of admiring its rich green leaves. Those beautiful purple blossoms had been a special present that gave me hope for the future during my time of grief, but it had never bloomed since.<\/p>\n

Not that I expected it to. I knew just enough about African violets to know they were notoriously difficult to grow.<\/p>\n

The day before Dad\u2019s birthday I watered my plant and thought of him. Maybe if I hope hard enough it will bloom again sometime<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I opened my eyes the next morning with Dad\u2019s birthday the first thought in my mind. I got up and went into the office to start my day. I couldn\u2019t believe what I saw when I arrived.<\/p>\n

There, in the middle of all those leaves, was a single purple blossom. Now, whenever I feel discouraged I think of that single purple blossom, and suddenly I\u2019ve got all the hope in the world.<\/p>\n

\u2014Jo Donofrio, Westlake, Ohio<\/em><\/p>\n

A Pansy’s Purpose<\/strong><\/span>
\nI hadn\u2019t expected to see any blooms in the flowerbeds.<\/p>\n

The snow and ice from a long cold winter had only just melted. But as I approached, a spot of yellow caught my eye. A pansy. A single pansy poked through the snow.<\/p>\n

Pansies were known to grow in winter, even surviving freezing temperatures. But surviving months of snowstorms? This little flower must have survived for a purpose,<\/em> I thought.<\/p>\n

I brought it inside and looked for my tiniest vase. Give it to Kelly<\/em>, something nudged me.<\/p>\n

Well, that thought had come out of nowhere. Kelly was the manager at the pool where I took swimming classes. She was always so kind and thoughtful. I didn\u2019t know her well, but I knew she had a child who died. Maybe this pansy really is meant for her<\/em>, I thought.<\/p>\n

Driving over to the pool I wondered what Kelly would make of my odd present. After all, it was a single flower. And not a rose or a lily. A simple pansy.<\/p>\n

I handed it to her at the pool. Kelly\u2019s eyes teared up. \u201cYou\u2019ve given me a wonderful gift,\u201d she said. \u201cA reminder of my son\u2019s presence.\u201d<\/p>\n

I hadn\u2019t known: Pansies were their favorite flower. And indeed, this pansy had a purpose.<\/p>\n

\u2014Mae Cannon, Blanchard, Idaho<\/em><\/p>\n

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