My husband went down to the flower district bright and early this morning to choose blooms for his altar arrangements for Pentecost service tomorrow. He's very thoughtful about his arrangements, choosing birds of paradise to represent the Pentecostal tongues of flame, for example, and setting them off with red ginger lilies, which connote fiery passion and limitless prosperity in the etymology of flowers. I love these slow Saturday mornings when my man is patiently arranging his blooms and stems in our kitchen. After he's done, they sit majestically on our counter till late afternoon, when he transports them to the church, waters them anew, and sets them on the altar. I married a church man. Sanctuary arrangements are his art.
Art, indeed! They are gorgeous. He has a wonderful talent.
ReplyDeleteI love how he makes the connection between the types of flowers and the services going on at this time of year. A very professional job!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful ❤️
ReplyDeleteHe is an artist.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous...
ReplyDeleteI loved opening your blog this afternoon! WOW, A big SMACK of color right into my dull eyes! They are awakened now! How refreshing color is , especially THAT color! Charming arrangement too! LOVE!
ReplyDeleteJust magnificent and so thought provoking for the observing of Pentecost.
ReplyDeletebeautiful. and flower arranging is an art.
ReplyDeleteWow! Such beautiful flower arrangement. Truly works of art.
ReplyDeleteWonderful arrangement and so interesting to think about what each flower means. I was just pleased and surprised that I wore a red top to church this morning.
ReplyDeleteBarbara from Houston
He gives the flowers full voice.
ReplyDeleteHe puts all of himself into those arrangements, doesn't he? His heart, his soul, his knowledge, his talent.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, indeed.
Oh my dear. I came here in need of something beautiful more than I knew. Thank you and your dear husband for the beautiful arrangements. Thank you for this peaceful, loving post. My heart feels better already. xo
ReplyDeleteAmazing flowers, truly exotic.
ReplyDeleteI read your previous post: it’s not just your president who brutalises people who are fleeing for their very lives and have lost everything. Our (UK) government does it too although it prefers for refugees to drown in the Mediterranean so they won’t have to deal with them. I thank God for Merkel as she was before she was derailed by politics in Germany.
We should ask wy are people so cruel to each other?
It's really incredible that your man does this -- and I love that you tell it.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous flowers, the husband is truly gifted in this regard.
ReplyDeleteThis country is not "full" as the president has said. The fact that the people from South America continue to come here speaks volumes of how bad it is there, and he just does not care. I've never seen such evil.