Periwinkle Pansy

Here is an e-mail I just received from my precious, dear, dear Nana.
I'm putting this up not to brag about myself, but to display the blessing SHE is to me.
Her love is so amazing...she always says:
"Oh darling, it's all about LOVE....LOVE....LOVE!!!!...!!!...!!.."
And boy, does she love with her whole heart.

The Pansy is for YOU! My Periwinkle Girl !

I was thinking about something I wrote about a Pansy a long time ago..... I wish I could find it. It went something like this.

The delicate transparency of a Pansy's  petals are as fragile as  the wings of a Butterfly....and yet...they can withstand the bitter cold of snow and the heat of a hot summer ray..

but no matter what may come their way.....each and every morning their sweet little face smiles at you to brighten your day!

You are like a Pansy, Sweetheart! You have kept on smiling through this year, when you really wanted to be home. Your precious spirit and smile continue to brighten all that is around you. You have held your little face to the 'Son'....and kept on keeping on! I am so Blessed by You!...and I am so very Proud of You for doing such an Amazing job of School when your heart was here.

So....Now I have a new name for you......"My Periwinkle Pansy"!!

I Love YOU.... Your Nana

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I have been crucified with Christ.

It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.

And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God,

who loved me and gave Himself for me.

I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law,

then Christ died for no purpose...

But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,

by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

~~~~~~~~~Galatians 2:20, 21; 6:14~~~~~~~~~