My Favorite Things

Another Ornament. Another memory.

Today's ornament was a wedding graduation present. It is Spode and was given to me by my parents' friends who were in my parent's Bible study group when I was a baby; I believe it was this Bible study and small group where my parents learned afresh God's desire for a relationship with them.

What I remember most about this family is staying at their house the night before my sister and I were flower girls in a wedding. We were eight. I remember their big house, sleeping in the playroom, rollers in my hair.

I remember pictures in my grandma's terraced backyard, all abloom with flowers. I remember tossing rice from satin roses.

For the wedding we wore white dresses with blue sashes. Satin sashes. Sara and I were two girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes.

Christmas and flowers and little girls. And relationships. With my Lord and His people. These are a few of my favorite things.