A Mother's Day Message

The day before Mother’s Day, a woman stopped at a flower shop to order flowers to be sent to her mother who lived 200 miles away.

As she got out of her car she noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. She asked her what was wrong and the girl replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother. But I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars.” The woman smiled and said, “Come with me. I’ll buy you a rose.” She bought the little girl her rose and ordered her own mother’s flowers.

As they were leaving she offered the girl a ride home. “Yes, please!” she said. “You can take me to my mom.” She directed the woman to a cemetery, where the young girl placed the rose on a freshly dug grave.

The woman returned to the flower shop, canceled her order, bought an armload of flowers, and drove the two hundred miles to her mother’s house.

Don’t wait to stop and smell the roses!

Now is the time!