A couple of stories going on here:
Story 1
The zinnias at the farm are starting to bloom. They are not for looks (although they are beautiful) and they are not for sale. The zinnias are planted for the children who come to the farm. Grocery store have kids' cookies; Treadway Gardens lets the young customers choose whichever flower they'd like. Finding the perfect color is at times a very big decision. A lot of parents who bring their children to the farm came when they were children and they remember getting their zinnias. Zinnias symbolize friendship, endurance, daily remembrance, and goodness. The language of flowers speaks through generations.
Story 2
When I got to work on Sunday, a lot of cars and people and lumber filled the parking lot at the church next door. They were building frames of some sort and come to find out this was a bed building event to construct bed frames for children 3 to 17 years old. Their motto is "No kid sleeps on the floor in our town." A mattress and bedding is provided with the wooden bed frames, and each bed is hand delivered. They're giving children a chance to survive and thrive. Wouldn't it be cool to load those beds on a truck, knowing where they were going, and what a good feeling you'd have knowing you made a difference in a child's life?
