Stop and Buy The Flowers!

I am reading, Breathe, by Bonnie Gray and she told a story in her book of staring at the beautiful flowers at the store and wanting to buy some, but saying,

"'It's not worth it. They only last a few days' I later realized that what I was saying was, 'I am not worth it.  What I find joy in for a few days isn't worth it.'"

That hit me.  I love flowers! 💐 I tell my hubby not to buy them for me at Valentine's Day because they are so over priced, and I really do mean it.  But the truth is, the rest of the year they bring a smile to my face.  I love the colors, the designs, and the beauty! Even how different they can be!

Did you know that simply being around flowers reduces stress, speeds healing, enhances concentration, and improves mood?  Isn't that just like our good good Father God to give us such a gift through His creation?

So today, after a hard day, I stopped at the store to get a couple things for dinner and as I walked in I saw the flowers, remembering what I had read. They were beautiful and something about putting them in my cart just made me SMILE!

"Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”

Lord, thank you for creating the flowers for our enjoyment! You are so good to us!