i love lilacs. in particular, i love MY lilac. we bought it when we lived in parkersburg and because i'm a negligent gardener (sorry jan) it sat out on our deck in the little pot it came in all winter long - snow, ice, the whole bit. didn't look so great! but come spring, it surprised me and had little green leaves all over the place. never did get it in the ground there because we came here. it found a home in front of our house and has given greg something to fuss about ever since because it has grown so much. (creasys love to fuss, so this is ok. ;0)...) i look at it all year and can not wait until i see signs that it is coming to life. when the buds are still teenie tiny and i know full well there's nothing to smell yet, i smell them anyway. i just know it's coming and don't want to miss it when it happens. when it is in full bloom, it is one of the prettiest things i have ever seen.
and it smells like perfume that man will never be able to duplicate, not even the yankee candle people. i can stand at my front door, sometimes even my driveway, and smell it even if there's no breeze. it's mostly gone now - leaves are full and green but the petals are dropping. know what though? the petal dropping didn't happen til yesterday. last week the whole bush was full of gorgeous flowers and beautiful perfume. i think God (being a God who is into details) let it hang on for me for just those few more days. a simple thing maybe. and maybe so simple it doesn't mean a thing to anyone but me. but simple things can bring the most comfort. i spent a few moments every day with my face somewhere in the middle of that lilac breathing in that sweet aroma. simple things really are the best things anyway.
i love lilacs. in particular, i love MY lilac. we bought it when we lived in parkersburg and because i'm a negligent gardener (sorry jan) it sat out on our deck in the little pot it came in all winter long - snow, ice, the whole bit. didn't look so great! but come spring, it surprised me and had little green leaves all over the place. never did get it in the ground there because we came here. it found a home in front of our house and has given greg something to fuss about ever since because it has grown so much. (creasys love to fuss, so this is ok. ;0)...) i look at it all year and can not wait until i see signs that it is coming to life. when the buds are still teenie tiny and i know full well there's nothing to smell yet, i smell them anyway. i just know it's coming and don't want to miss it when it happens. when it is in full bloom, it is one of the prettiest things i have ever seen. 
and it smells like perfume that man will never be able to duplicate, not even the yankee candle people. i can stand at my front door, sometimes even my driveway, and smell it even if there's no breeze. it's mostly gone now - leaves are full and green but the petals are dropping. know what though? the petal dropping didn't happen til yesterday. last week the whole bush was full of gorgeous flowers and beautiful perfume. i think God (being a God who is into details) let it hang on for me for just those few more days. a simple thing maybe. and maybe so simple it doesn't mean a thing to anyone but me. but simple things can bring the most comfort. i spent a few moments every day with my face somewhere in the middle of that lilac breathing in that sweet aroma. simple things really are the best things anyway.
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wish this entry was scratch & sniff.
I'm telling your right now I CAN smell it! I think probably God did that jsut for you. He knew you would need it. Funny how he knows things liek that. And then he makes 'em happen.
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