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This week’s FMF writing prompt is: QUICK
I wait all year for this one week.
The week that my peonies bloom.
And by “my” peonies, I mean peonies that I did not plant nor tend nor care for in any way. I didn’t even know what the plant was until the first time I saw it bloom in all its breathtaking glory.
Now, I wait and wait and wait in anticipation, and just like that, it’s over. They’re gone. Delicate petals on the ground.
The brevity of their lives makes me think of this life here on earth. It may seem long and perhaps at times even like a drag, but our days here are but a breath.
Many of you saw the very sad news on Facebook this week that our dear sister and longtime FMF community member Tammy Mashburn went to be with the Lord after a difficult battle with pancreatic cancer.
Though her life here on earth was but a breath, as a woman who loved her Lord and Savior, Tammy is now experiencing the unimaginable joy of being in the presence of her Creator, the lover of her soul. She no longer has to wait for the glory to be revealed, she no longer has to wonder when the last petal is going to fall to the ground. She is whole and complete, and more alive than ever before.
STOP.
Please join me in praying for Tammy’s family and loved ones in the midst of this tremendous loss.Â
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Join the link-up with your own five-minute freewrite on the prompt, QUICK, below, then visit your link-up neighbor to read their post and leave an encouraging comment:
I sadly was not quick to see
a name, familiar, fade away,
and though she has gone on to be
heir to a brighter, broader day,
there is a sense of melancholy
for words not to be read again,
but it would be both cruel and folly
to wish her stasis in her pain
that we might not now feel the loss
of that keen kind intellect,
and though her passing bears us cost,
we can today with joy reflect
on the friend now safe from harms
cuddled close in Jesus’ arms.
No timer set for this one.
These are beautiful tributes to Gods creation. He makes beautiful things and teaches us about His character.
We can know God cares for flowers enough to bloom them quick and He cares for each life long or brief on earth.
Peonies are so beautiful, and have such a wonderful aroma. Wish they lasted just a little bit longer.
I did not know about Tammy.
Just prayed for comfort and p eace for her family and loved ones.
Yes, I would like if peonies would last just a bit longer. Our days here go by just as quickly, but only when we have to say goodbye to someone do we realize it.
I’m with you – my peonies bloom for so short a time and we only have a small little garden space. This means we only have one and so I am always torn between cutting them to enjoy inside or letting them steal the show in the garden for a week or two!
I was sorry to hear about Tammy — but only for us still here on this side! Praying for her family and friends! Thanks for honoring her in this way!
I was blessed to meet Tammy a couple of times and spend a little time with her. She will be sorely missed, but what joy she is experiencing now!