A Flower In The Snow

I wanted to do something a little out of the ordinary for our friends today, so the girls and I worked on a special bouquet of flowers for the sisters.  The VanSumerens have three daughters, Avery is in the middle....and I hear her favorite color was purple...this is a weird thought, but do you think when you wake up in Heaven you still have the same favorite color?  Will there be so many more to choose from?  :)  So, I found these sweet My Little Ponies....two are just regular earth ponies, but the purple one is a princess with wings.

I don't know about you, but when I dream about what Heaven's like I think about awesome colors....and I definitely hope I can fly!  I heard once that someone who had a near death experience had a vision of Heaven and the colors were amazing...brighter and more vivid than what we see :)

We learned how to make large tissue paper pom-pom flowers and made a big bouquet.

Here's the crazy part....I wanted to add a poem or song lyrics or something else meaningful to our creation, so I was looking for ideas about flowers and Heaven and I came across this song.  The lyrics made me cry because they seemed to be talking about Avery.  Because of her medical condition, she never could communicate her desires or feelings verbally.  She always depended on others for everything...she was carried all through her life.  I LOVE THE LINE THAT SAYS, "Even when you're broken your name is still engraved upon my heart.  You are not forgotten.  

I know you, I see you where you are." 

Shawn McDonald - Flower In The Snow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPUJFGIUi-c

"Tell me what you dream when you fall asleep....wondering what you feel is hiding underneath...watching your feet on shaky sand and I just want to help you understand.

Heaven's going to shine through and your world is on fire.  Love is gonna cover you and carry you away...carry you away.  Heaven's gonna shine through and the sun will grow brighter.  If you're lost, I am going to find you 'cause a part of you is a part of me.  Yeah, a part of you is a part me.

A flower in the snow, a ship on the sea, contradicting words...

that's not how it's supposed to be.  Caught in a battle that's not your own and nothing matters now unless you know....

Even when you're broken, your name is still engraved upon my heart.  You are not forgotten.  I know you.  I see you where you are.  Heaven's gonna shine through. "