Flowers for My Angel

If you follow my blog regularly, you know I found an angel birdbath on the curb for garbage pickup. I snatched the angel, and put her in my "garden." (Those of you who follow my blog also know I use the word 'garden' with a great deal of literary license.)

Anyway, the angel birdbath was a little chipped and in disrepair in the birdbath portion, though the angel herself was in very good shape. I had considered repairing the birdbath, but had not gotten around to it yet. Then I had an inspiration in the middle of the night. When I get inspirations in the middle of the night, I write myself an email on my phone which is by my bed. Then I send myself the note and go to sleep knowing I will remember my wonderful inspiration in the morning. If I don't do that, I usually forget my wonderful inspirations.

So yesterday morning, I awoke, and there was a message to me on my phone. It said, "Buy flowers for my angel." As is often the case, I had indeed forgotten my inspiration, even with my reminder, and I gazed at the email wondering what on earth I had meant by this message. Flowers for my angel? How does one buy flowers for an angel!? I totally believe I have an angel...we all have angels all around us. But they are not physical beings. How does one buy flowers for a spiritual being? I am sure my angel deserves flowers. She deserves more than just flowers, but nonetheless, I was puzzled by my note.

And then I remembered. Oh yes! My wonderful inspiration was to convert the birdbath to a planter. I would buy my angel birdbath pansies. So I hurried to Lowe's and found purple pansies. I wanted purple because it seemed the proper majestic color to adorn an angel. I planted the purple pansies in the birdbath, smiling at the way my angel's foot dipped into the soil and was tickled by the fragrant petals.

"This is for all you angels," I said, straightening up and looking around me, though of course, there was no response but the autumn breeze dancing in the leaves.

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The Lord ’s angel camps around the Lord ’s loyal followers and delivers them. Taste and see that the Lord is good! How blessed is the one who takes shelter in him! (Psalms 34:7, 8 NET)




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