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Whether you are looking for love, building a lasting relationship, or trying to reignite a romantic bond, flowers are powerful messengers of affection. In this wonderful follow-up to Flowers Are Forever, Kathy Lamancusa has collected beautiful true stories that illustrate the very important role flowers play in loving relationships. Whether they are roses or carnations, lilies or lilacs, flowers carry lovers through the beginning steps and sustain passion over the test of time. They sweeten romantic celebrations and soothe broken hearts. Flowers Are for Love is a treasure for the romantic at heart.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780743212243 |
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| Publisher: | Touchstone |
| Publication date: | 01/10/2002 |
| Sold by: | SIMON & SCHUSTER |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 240 |
| File size: | 7 MB |
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from Chapter 6
— 1 Corinthians 3:8
AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN
Cheryl Runstrom
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As the train sped along the East Coast toward Florida, tears silently slid down my cheeks. The complications of modern family life can seem overwhelming, particularly when it comes to transporting children between parents and states. I was on an arduous thirty-six-hour train trip. I had just delivered my children to their father, my ex-husband, in New Jersey for a long visit and was returning to my home in Florida. As the train made its way along the many miles, I contemplated the lonely months I would now spend without my kids and the lonely evening that lay ahead. I thought my husband was out at sea and I was feeling sad that he wouldn't be there to comfort and reassure me when I arrived home.
It was almost 5:30 A.M. when the train, quiet with sleepy passengers, approached the station in Jacksonville. Suddenly I heard a buzz coming down through the long, dark train car; soft whispers filled with excitement and awe made their way to my ears. I looked out the window and up the tracks to see what had everyone in such a frenzy. As we reached the platform, I saw the profile of a handsome naval officer, suited up in formal dress whites and holding a huge bouquet of yellow roses. His hat was low over his eyes and he stood proud.
Oblivious to the crowd that had eagerly gathered to watch, I ran to that handsome naval officer, my husband, and threw myself into his arms. After a long kiss, I buried my nose in the yellow roses and knew that I was home — and that I was loved by a very special man.
* The art of making potpourri dates back to long before the time of the pharaohs. Historically, it was used to mask odors from poor sanitation as well as to ward off insects. In French the word potpourri means "rotten pot." Today potpourri is simply a mixture of dried flowers and other ingredients used to add fragrance to a room.
Copyright © 2001 by Kathy Lamancusa
Table of Contents
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Introduction
Chapter 1 • Romantic Celebrations
The Ten-Cow Wife / Rochelle Beach
Frivolous Necessities / Karen Wingard
Growing Roots / Diane Gunn Hurd
Dried and True / Christina Keating
Sensual Flowers / Kathy G. Wise
A Rose for Daryl / Larry Laney
Chapter 2 • The Gift of Flowers
Love Un-American Style / Hope Mihalap
Two Corsages / Arnold "Nick" Carter
The Most Important Component / Susan E. Warkentin
Message Across the Miles / Poul Einshsj
First Flower / Kathy Peterson
Who Will Send Me Flowers? / Jill Boudreau
Magic / Cynthia Panton
A Lesson in Appreciation / Elisabeth Charles
Chapter 3 • Beginning Steps
Window Shopping / Craig Sole
Mystery at Storm Lake / Barbara Glanz
Flight of Fancy / Nada Rutka
The Flight of the Helicopter / Shirley Sluis
Playing My Part / Alice-Lynne Olson
Twelve Days of Christmas / Janice Stucky
Trading for Memories of Love / Lynn Downing
The Promise of Roses / Carolina Fernandez
Chapter 4 • Withstanding the Test of Time
Throughout Our Garden / Tim Farrell
Lilacs: To Have and to Hold / Kathy Baker
Picture Perfect / Alice E. Heim
The Legacy of the Wedding Corsage / Alan Parkhurst
Petals of Respect / Paula Westbrook
Corresponding with Tulips / Lynne Moss
Fifty Years / Russ Barley
Healing Rose / Linda Wyszynski
A Garden of Roses / JoAnn C. Schleis
The Presence of Roses / Liz Bernstein
Chapter 5 • The Language of Love
The Circle of the Flame / Terrilynn Quillen
Love, Speaks the Heart / Donna Herrin
Unexpected / Andrew Pike
Rare Beauty / Lillian Sibila
Roses Mean.../ Kathleen Bretherick
The Rosebud / Lillian Zarzar
Free Love in the Garden / Charles Goodwin
The Odd Couple / Angela Ronemark
Floral Rituals / Elaine Schmidt
Flowering Together / Rosemarie Rossetti
The Hug Tree / Julie Woodell
Chapter 6 • Unexpected Surprises
The Twelfth Rose / Nori Gartner-Baca
An Officer and a Gentleman / Cheryl Runstrom
A Rose by Any Other Name...Is Still an Allergy / Elaine Gartner
The Do-It-Yourself Corsage / Joe Lamancusa
Finish Line / Steve Moroski
Wednesday's Flowers / Karen R. Peters
Surprise, Surprise! / Shirley M. Albertson
Birthday Mix-Up / Bernice Peitzer
Less Is More / Kirby Holt
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