{"id":4236,"date":"2017-07-31T19:12:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T19:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/howgreatthoupart\/?p=4236"},"modified":"2017-07-31T19:12:38","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T19:12:38","slug":"resurrection-lilly-bloom-gave-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/howgreatthoupart\/2017\/07\/resurrection-lilly-bloom-gave-hope.html","title":{"rendered":"The Resurrection Lily: A Bloom Restores My Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am at a bit of a crossroads.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Waiting to take that next leap of faith – the new direction my life will be leaning towards.<\/em><\/p>\n

When this divorce will once and for all be finalized.<\/p>\n

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No, when I can free this broken relationship which got caught in the proverbial door.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

One that I have been ready to slam for a very long time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And then, out of nowhere, as God often offers a glimmer of hope.<\/em><\/p>\n

On the edge of my property, two gorgeous pastel pink stems push through the earth.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I did not plant them. I have never seen them in the close to twenty years I have lived here. Even more surprisingly they seemed to bloom before I noticed their emergence.<\/p>\n

But I, the ever believer in signs finds my way towards them to snap a quick pic.<\/em><\/p>\n

I post on Facebook to ask my talented floral friend what they could be and soon I hear back from both her and another friend.<\/p>\n

It seems these are known as ‘Resurrection Lilies.’<\/strong><\/p>\n

They are also given a few other\u00a0names as well, including Magic Lily, Surprise Lily, Naked Ladies and Pink Flamingo Flowers.<\/em><\/p>\n

The resurrection, magic, and surprise a nod to the seemingly sudden appearance of this sprout and bloom. The naked is a reference to the fact the flower sits upon a leafless stem.<\/p>\n

These are flowers that need little water and therefore, are able to sustain through periods of long drought.<\/em><\/p>\n

Just before finding my way outside to these miraculously fragrant glimmers of hope, I text a friend. We are tatting (text chatting) back and forth about our own personal restorations. How our tone has changed and we can feel the shift coming in our lives.<\/p>\n

How wonder and joy feel are once again becoming the staples we always knew them to be.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I type away at Wikipedia to determine more about this sign, a smile crosses my face.<\/p>\n

It is the time of my own personal resurrection.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A girl who once delighted in all things entertaining and became well known for her ‘Pink Flamingo’ parties.<\/strong><\/p>\n

One who penned a memoir entitled\u00a0The Naked Wife Makes a Comeback.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Who has always believed in rainbows, butterflies, magic, and surprises.<\/strong><\/p>\n

My supremely talented and sweet floral friend says they\u00a0are a sign everything will turn out as wonderful as they are.<\/p>\n

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I believe her.<\/em><\/p>\n

It feels the time to stash a few buds in the vase and cooler, throw my comeback ‘Pink Flamingo’ party and submit the memoir I have been sitting on.<\/p>\n

Maybe with a small edit that is…The Naked Lady Makes a Comeback.<\/em><\/p>\n

After all, I am shedding that thing called ‘wife’ in favor of a new resurrected life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Photo courtesy of\u00a0Pexels)<\/p>\n

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