{"id":1892,"date":"2015-03-25T21:29:11","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T01:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/?p=1892"},"modified":"2015-03-25T21:29:11","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T01:29:11","slug":"giving-flowers-a-good-practice-or-not-practical-read-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/2015\/03\/25\/giving-flowers-a-good-practice-or-not-practical-read-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Flowers – A Good Practice or Not Practical? \u00a0(Read in <2.5 minutes)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"10421231_898232170198652_3857147976533219012_n<\/a>These flowers were given to my daughter by her boyfriend. Did she love the gesture or tell him never to do that again because it’s not practical and a waste of money? She responded like most women do! She loved it!<\/p>\n

Years ago my mom repeatedly said to my dad and us kids, \u201cI\u2019d rather people give me flowers while I\u2019m alive so I know I\u2019m loved and appreciated\u2026not just something sent to a funeral home after my death.\u201d It didn\u2019t matter if it was a dandelion, a fresh bouquet, or an arrangement. She loved flowers and the thought behind it.<\/p>\n

Dad, not necessarily a romantic, went to a nearby florist and said to the owner, \u201cEvery week I want to send my wife flowers. You choose the arrangement or bouquet and bill me – every week.\u201d This went on for years.<\/em> Over 25 years if my memory serves me correctly. Mom loved every expression of love through those flowers.<\/p>\n

Somewhere along the way, my husband Joe started doing that. I\u2019m not sure of the exact time, but each week, when he does our grocery shopping, he brings me flowers. I never take them for granted. I don\u2019t tell him to stop bringing them because it\u2019s a waste of money. I love the thought, and though we\u2019re not particularly \u201cromantics\u201d I do think it\u2019s very<\/em> romantic!<\/p>\n

Practically speaking, it\u2019s a waste of money to buy flowers that will wither and die and be thrown away; but the practiced gesture is never wasted and lives on in our thoughts and memories. Practically speaking, sometime a single flower is just as special as a huge bouquet. As I consider different scenarios of people I know receiving flowers, I can\u2019t think of one who didn\u2019t appreciate it and love the gesture.<\/p>\n

Joe shares, when we speak on the topic of marriage, of a local florist who said that many of his best customers are men who buy flowers every week for years-then vanish forever. The problem: they get married.<\/p>\n

Many of the things we practice along life\u2019s way may or may not be practical. It\u2019s just a good reminder, that while we can go through life being practical about money, gifts, time, etc. it\u2019s never a waste of money when we practice things that are enjoyed and appreciated.<\/p>\n

Getting my vase ready\u2026\u2026.right next to the one my daughter will have ready!<\/p>\n

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These flowers were given to my daughter by her boyfriend. Did she love the gesture or tell him never to do that again because it’s not practical and a waste of money? She responded like most women do! She loved it! Years ago my mom repeatedly said to my dad and us kids, \u201cI\u2019d rather […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1892\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}