In a dream I walked a fragrant path, and emerged
through a gate to see a garden that loved me. My blooms surrounded
me, and I tended them with care because I loved them.
How like that gardener am I,
who daily plants love and encouragement in the rich ground of a
child's heart, and who, with the kind hands of compassion, guides the
rose to fill the trellis.
Our newest little "bloom" is our daughter Everett, with whom God blessed
us on June 18th 1997. On her first birthday, I present this garden,
and this cottage, in her honor!