Garden of Hope

I have not posted anything for a few days, because I have been so busy. Had a wonderful opportunity to share my story through the Garden of Hope at Huntsville's Botanical Gardens. It was a heartwarming, therapeutic, and humbling experience. This garden is sponsored by Intergraph Corp. of Huntsville, a company that has had more than its share of cancer victims. They have invested in an area of the garden that highlights cancer survivors, and gives them an opportunity to share their journey. I believe I shared the website in an earlier post. It has been updated with the current honorees, including mine.

Last Saturday, I met with Nikki Southers from Huntsville's Botanical Gardens, and a HOST of volunteers to plant my garden spot. I took a few personal garden statuaries from my yard to be displayed in the garden site. The garden spot is being shared with two other ladies from the Huntsville area as well.

Tuesday morning there was a formal dedication with lunch following, for those who attended, mostly family and a few very close friends. There was a very complimentary article in Wednesday's Huntsville Times, as well as a short segment on Chanel 48 News, Tuesday evening.
I feel so blessed to have been able to participate in this event. I am thankful to Intergraph Corp. and to Huntsville's Botanical Gardens for making this possible, and to all of those whose detailed attention made this such a gratifying experience.

I believe this experience is just one more avenue God has given me to share His faithfulness to us during difficult times. I hope those who read this and visit the garden site will leave with a sense of hope and faith, remembering that these bright cheerful pansies that weather the hardships of winter are a reminder of the hope we have in Christ, the only true Light in our world, and the One who can help us weather the winters of our soul.