A little more than a week ago I had an opportunity to participate in a good friend's wedding in Houston. While this was definitely an honor reuniting and celebrating with friends that I consider family, what made me most proud and at the same time humbled was an opportunity I received while there. Specifically, I was asked to do something after the wedding that I believe is truly a lasting testament of love. 

As with many weddings, there were gorgeous floral arrangements painstakingly crafted to commemorate this special day.  And of course, none of that beauty was lost on this special occasion.  Only the bride and groom appeared more radiant. However, I believe the full beauty of those magnificent flowers was not fully achieved until the day after the wedding. While the celebration was winding down, I was asked by the bride and groom to find a way to make sure the flowers did not go to waste  -Give them away to guest or whoever would like them. 

Sow.... (Pun intended)

This is what we planted in Houston. 

The morning after the wedding I delivered the flowers to the Houston Hospice. The staff and residents appeared pleasantly surprised almost incredulous.  They ask where the roses had come from. I told them of the bride and groom's request.  They asked why...

I told them about Christ.  

1 Peter 3:15

Matthew 25: 44-45

So, where ever you go Sow!