Thinking of Dad . . .

Today was a beautiful Spring day. I woke up this morning and almost all of my Iris plants were in bloom. They remind me of some fancy delicate candy, or a silk ruffle on a shirt. Oh, how I remember how my Dad loved Irises. Then I served at the coffee bar at church and a man came to the register, his name . . . ELIU!!! For those of you who don't know, Eliu is my father's name. Tears welled up in my eyes as I saw this familiar, yet unusual name.

I so wished I could share these pictures with him. I think he'd be smiling from ear to ear. Who knows . . . maybe he is smiling in heaven and admiring the flowers.