HAND-CRAFTED FLOWERS FOR THE SOUL

Thursday, August 24, 2006

EVERYTHING IS DONE IN GOD'S TIME











A SPECIAL NOTE

Dear friends, 

I welcome you to enjoy my floral blog. I am a Registered Nurse by trade.
But, somehow God in his amazing wisdom, has been able to use me to do
wonderful things with silk flowers.

Artificial flowers would not be a point of interest for me, but a great God
changed my thinking! God can use any means and any situation to share
his love and bring hope.

I have traveled far and wide sharing these flowers with many around the globe.

 Enjoy learning more about his inexplicable love.



 Honor and glory be to God who sits upon the throne. 
I once met someone at a laundromat while in London , on a visit.

I had agreed to give a floral arrangement to this person. Three attempts
were made to find this person,  but to no avail.

I was travelling on a bus one afternoon, when a familiar person entered
the bus. Guess what, it was her. I gave her the floral arrangement and 
came to find out, she had just missed the last bus!

How great is God!


Monday, August 14, 2006

THE HOUSEKEEPER'S STORY














Dear all,

About a year ago, I spent the night in a hotel in New Mexico, USA. I woke up the following morning, and  I felt prompted by the Lord , to give a special arrangement of flowers, that I had made the night before, to the housekeeper.

Amazingly enough, my husband opened the door of the room and there stood the housekeeper. I  immediately gave her the silk floral arrangement and she started jumping for joy.

I explained to her why I had given her the flowers and she explained that she needed prayer, as she was going through a very difficult time. Her only son had committed suicide about a year before and she was still having a difficult time coping with the situation. Needless to say, I agreed to pray for her in the future.

LOVE TO ALL IN JESUS CHRIST.

Sunday, August 13, 2006

GOD KNOWS EVERY SITUATION










Dear friends,

God certainly knows every situationI was sitting in McDonald's one morning ,
when I felt prompted by the Lord, to give some flowers to an elderly lady sitting alone.

She looked lonely. But, as the spirit continued to move me to do so, I went forward
 and offered her the flowers.

She first refused, as she thought it was a "sales pitch." I explained to her that the
spirit of the Lord had moved me to do this. She finally accepted and started to
 praise God for making her feel so special.

She admitted that she was lonely and a long way from home and family.I agreed
to pray for her. She also confessed she was on the way to visit a sick person in the ICU,
where real flowers were not allowed. I gave her another floral arrangement for her sick friend.
She readily accepted.


Friday, August 11, 2006

THE GREATNESS OF GOD




HELLO ALL,

Who can argue about the greatness of God. Not only has He shown me
the importance of this ministry to reshape lives, but He also shows me
how to put these floral arrangements together.

I have never taken a class in floral arrangements.God has shared His
wisdom beyond words. He shows me visions of how to make floral
arrangements and directs me who to give them to.

He is so accurate with whom to give them to. I was in the laundromat
when God directed me to give flowers to two young men.I was hesitant
about whether it was the right thing to do, but finally did so. They turned
out to be my neighbors, in a place where I was staying in London.
We became friends as a result.


Tuesday, August 08, 2006

AN ICU NURSE CHANGES HER PATH


Dear friends.

As an ICU nurse who was at the height of her career and meeting resistance,
I felt that the Holy God was moving me in another direction. I felt inspired
to make silk floral arrangements and share them with the sick patients and
 their ailing families. 

I was very encouraged by the joy I saw in their faces and comments such as
" How did you know what I needed?"

Today the Lord has guided me to share the joy of these silk flowers to many; e.g. fellow
 nurses, doctors, air hostesses, cleaners, store clerks and just any one as the spirit leads me.
Whatever state or country I travel to, I share these wonderful blessings.
All glory be to God!

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HISTORY OF THE MINISTRY




Dear friends,

It would be any one's guess what prompted me to start this ministry. As A Registered Nurse by profession, I began to work towards what would seem the height of my career.

My goals were met with a lot of resistance by my co-workers. Every step I took forward seemed to be a failure. After 2-3 years of frustration , I decided to ask God what was His desire for me, and not my own desires.


He directed me to a path that would probably be of least interest to me, but of great joy to many. As I humbled myself before God and followed His direction, I not only brought joy to many who were stuck in "routine", but I also found peace and happiness in making others feel special.


As I walked the Lord's path, I saw lives being reshaped. God now gives me direct wisdom on who
to give these flowers to and He also shows me many visions of how to make these flowers.

From the maker of Hand Crafted Flowers for The Soul