Morning Glories have been my favorite flowers
ever since childhood
when Mom grew the Heavenly Blue ones
every year
on a white trellis
attached to the side of our white garage.

I used to stand before the blue trumpets
and talk to God about the things that puzzled me.
I felt that God’s presence was especially close
when I took those dilemmas silently to Him
there at the Heavenly Blue Morning Glory trellis.

Now every year I plant Heavenly Blue Morning Glory seeds.
(The perennials are too purple.)
A few years ago the Heavenly Blues had an especially good year
out here on Lake Austin where I live.
The morning glories climbed up from the lower deck
to the upper deck of our home ... and kept on climbing.
As they climbed up, I added more and more fish line
and also connected some horizontal lines to two second story wind chimes.

As this arrangement became full
I gasped when I looked up from the lake level
and saw that they had formed a perfect
larger-than-life ~~~ cross!

Just in case I missed the symbolism,
one strand of white morning glories
came from ~ Heaven knows where ~ and
climbed up past the second story, entwining the center of the cross.

It was truly, meaningfully glorious!
Now I need to go outside and train the seedling
Heavenly Blue Morning Glories onto fish line.
Wonder what God has to say this year!