Friendships in Bloom

Every year for the last four years or so, my group of girlfriends come together at the beginning of the summer season to plant friendship pots. Everyone brings whatever flowers or plants they want to share.  There are no rules or guidelines…..just bring a favorite; then we build our friendship pots from the beautiful assortment that shows up.

It’s both a mystery and a surprise on what our summer flower arrangements will look like.  They are all uniquely different year after year, yet include most of the same flowers and folage.  The selection of choices are varied, there are sturdy ones, fragile ones, tall ones, short ones, some that need lots of sun and others that require little, and some that depend on a mix of both sun and shade.  A few flowers seem friendly like daisies, or sassy like snap dragons,  others are delicate, and some that appear wispy. They all have different colors, personalities, quirks and traits that make them wonderfully special and unique.

Just like the friendships we bring to the table, we all bring something wonderfully unique and special to the relationship that blends together to build the imperfectly, perfect, circle of friends we’ve come to depend on.

The girls all look forward to this special day once a year to create the beautiful summer friendship pots.  We are blessed to watch our creations bloom all summer long, but even more blessed to continue to witness our friendships in bloom.  This makes for a fabulous year-round garden of friends.  Love you crazy girls!!

xoxox……Sheryl