Honey in the Cross

If you have a mom, there is nowhere you are likely to go where a prayer has not already been.  ~Robert Brault

Honey in the Cross

It's funny, in nature there are many reminders of what we need to remember and what we need to learn.

There's nothing I love as much as honeysuckle. I wait for its sweet smell. And Tender little flowers that bloom wildly  along our hedges. Once it starts growing it's hard to stop. It's like when we reach out to love one another. I remember once I suggested we plant honeysuckle. My father was aghast because honeysuckle is hard to control. But isn't that the point? Love is destined to grow and envelop all of us. It's hard to control. Sometimes that love comes from sorrow and from much love and courage.


Honey Cross is a beautiful flower from our backporch. During the summer, I can smell its sweetness from inside the house, a gentle reminder to enjoy the day and love others as we are commanded to do.

Honey in the Cross is one of several flower images available to help to send my kiddo to summer camp, something that she loves dearly. Her summer camp, a Christian Girls Camp in the mountains of North Carolina, where my dad cooked forty years ago, and where I went as a kid when my dad cooked, changes lives. At this camp, the girls learn to bear the fruits of the spirit in being leaders for the younger campers, in demonstrating courage in their activities knowing counselors once girls like them are there to show them the way, not only how to climb a rock or swim, but how to live with integrity. There they learn to sing with joy, to appreciate the cook, the importance of cleaning their space for the good of all. They worship in an open air chapel and speak of joys and sorrows, and their experiences.

According to Peg Smith, "Camp teaches critical thinking. We need to remember how important it is to be actively involved in the learning process, and camp affords that. We're going to need really strong problem solvers in the next century. We need the science, math, and biology, but without the ability to relate, connect, empathize, or inspire innovation, how will our kids be able to make a difference in the challenges now facing us? "

And during the year, these girls keep up with each other, encouraging each other on as they face challenges in school.

Honey in the Cross is available as an  11x14" canvas gallery wrap   or a 6x8" tile for display in your home. Send me a message!

"Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!"     -  Anne Frank