I love July! The heat, the barefoot days, the beauty and smell of flowers, outdoor picnics, campfires...I love it all! July is also the month my honey went Home to be with Jesus and it will be two years on the 16th. The memory of those last six weeks we had together was hard but is especially sweet and close to my heart.
In those last weeks when visits were limited, a friend dropped off the loveliest bouquet of brilliant blue hydrangeas and a signed note assuring us of her prayers for us at the front door. I did not recognize the name, though later via fb we connected.
I love hydrangeas and in years past I had planted a variety of them but seldom made bouquets for inside the house because they wilted so quickly. But these brilliant blue hydrangeas kept their beauty a few days short of three weeks...I was amazed!
When the first one started wilting I stuck it in the ground to start a shrub, hoping it would be a blue one. In the mean time, after connecting via fb she offered me a good-sized start from her shrub. I planted it right outside my bedroom window here at Apartment 12 in memory of my honey. It struggled a bit last summer but this summer it looks amazing! And it's blue! And no, I didn't give it anything to make it blue...it just is! The one I started from the bouquet? It's pink! So my blue hydrangea is extra special, not only as a reminder of the last weeks with my honey but also a reminder that a friend cared enough to share the beauty of her hydrangea with us.
I'm know there's a scientific explanation for the difference but I choose to believe my blue hydrangea is a gift from God!
~ Esther
