A weather website slips me an update---to my old email address--- of hurricane Ivan ever so often. This little aggravation is not bothersome enough to pull the plug on, although it was 2004 when Ivan blasted the gulf coast. It is only a five year old reminder that is simply stuck in the computer loop, my mind, and my computer ignorance.
Another website has sent me two promotions since our mother's recent death, The company is called ProFlowers and they have the flower promo on automatic in an attempt to help their finances and my memory. They even print out mine and mother's first name. Kinda folksy and friendly.
ProFlowers knows all the holidays and even mother's birth date. Although they have no idea that mother recently died, they did manage to assist my wife and me in sending several bouquets during the last few years.
The flowers by mail got started a few years ago. My wife, Edith, got this clever idea while pondering over what gift we could send mother on her birthday. The first bouquet might have been the first one mother ever received by mail. Fact is, mother had not received very many flowers during her lifetime. Boy, was she fabulously surprised! Flowers by mail were a real hit!
ProFlowers was already on their regular, reliable mission of pointing out that mother's birthday would roll around soon and that they have just the lovely flowers that would delight mother so much. To our sadness, God picked one more flower He needed for one of His bouquets.
The sadness is accompanied by joy and hope. Because His bouquets never wither.
I can probably get the flower promo deleted from my email. But maybe the sad sweetness will remind me to give a few more flowers along the way.
Perhaps this blog will remind you, too. Afterall, we don't know when we will get picked.
