To me, fresh flowers are a little splurge that makes life better.
Mark volunteers two days a week at the Hub, our church’s outreach center. He serves as a “food rescuer” and also helps sort and bag items after pickups and Food Bank deliveries. One of the stores that partners with us each week is Trader Joe’s, and they often include bunches of flowers that are no longer store-perfect.
Every now and then, Mark will bring a bouquet or two home. I unbundle them, remove the wilted stems, trim them up, and—nine times out of ten—I can still create a pretty arrangement for our table. The Young Adults in our Tuesday night Bible study group notice that I take the time to make the tablel pretty for them.
The volunteers are encouraged to occasionally take a small item. It’s a simple practice that reminds all of us that we’re not divided into “givers” and “receivers,” but are part of the same community. There’s a shared sense of care, dignity, and mutual respect in the way everything is offered and received—and I love that.
So tell me about fresh flowers at your house. Do you enjoy having fresh flowers on your table? Do you have a favorite kind of flower in an arrangement?
I almost always have some flowers in the house because I love them. When I buy them I always try and buy ones with a longer life. I also remove spent flowers from bouquets and reuse the remaininggg in other arrangements
ReplyDeleteI don’t usually buy flowers for myself, but maybe I should! I love them all, especially yellow roses, tulips, tiger lilies, sunflowers, and African violets 💐
ReplyDeleteI admire flowers growing outside. They do not come inside. I am allergic to heavy floral scents and my cats would not leave them alone. I love you photos and you are a very accomplished flower arranger!!
ReplyDeleteI can't have cut flowers for various reasons, so I bought some pink crocheted flowers for my dinner table. They make me happy.
ReplyDeleteI have lots of house plants, but only rarely have flowers these days.
ReplyDeleteFresh flowers are a glimmer in my life, too. I wrote about them for the letter F, too. Haven't indulged in any fresh flower bouquets since last summer. I think I need to remedy that. Love that you were able to rework your Christmas arrangement so it would last longer. And the mums in the pumpkin are super cute.
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