They just keep blooming.
Blooming, blooming, blooming...an endless tangle of flushed petals, drenched with the scent of heaven.
The more we give them away, the more they come.
We just can't out-give the roses.
It's as if the giving triggers an unseen force inside their tiny ruffled faces and they explode in pink profusion at the very site of the last cutting...the last giving place.
They seem to whisper one of our favorite quotes, by
Saint Francis of Assisi, in every scattered petal...
"It is in giving that you receive."
The little roses know a hidden truth.
Life is enriched, fulfilled, multiplied ... as we give.
Giving doesn't take away from us ... it releases us to be more than we could ever imagine.
Giving, real giving, scatters self-focus to the wind and showers the world around you with grace, beauty and the very fragrance of heaven.
Oh, you are so beautiful when you give.
When you pour yourself out for others.
When you live your life to be a blessing.
Inspired to embrace a life of giving more,
The Velvet Lime Girls
"Give away your life; you’ll find life given back, but not merely given back—given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity.”
Luke 6:38 - The Message
