A Word from God’s Waiting Room

Wednesday was a beautiful day for a trip to the Missouri Botanical Gardens.  We boarded the bus about 9:30 and paid our $7 fee to enter about a quarter to eleven.  I inquired about a wheel-chair rental for Virginia but was told the organization did not rent them but would check one out to me for free!   Because the Garden is rather massive in size, we took the Tram tour which had a guide to point our interesting areas, plants, sculptures, and a brief background on the founder.  We deboarded the Tram at the Shaw’s (founder) House which had been moved to the Gardens in accordance with his will. 

Because there was not a handicapped accessible entry to the home, Virginia I took a tour of a herb garden, a garden maze, the burial site of the founder, a rose garden, an iris garden (not in bloom now), a water lilly pond, the Japanese garden, tulip garden,  hosta garden and too many others to remember.  There were plants from all over the world; the trees were majestic in their colors, shapes and sizes.  Added to our enjoyment were about 40 Niki sculptures throughout the garden.  They were very colorful; they generated about as much conversation among our group as the beauty of the gardens. 

It was a great trip. However, we should have taken this trip several years ago when we could have walked at our leisure without tiring ourselves.  Following our departure from the Gardens our bus took us to the Sweet Tomatoes buffet.  Now, if you couldn’t find salad fixings to your liking there, you probably aren’t into salads–wow, what a selection of ingredients.  And, there must have been 8-10 choices of soups, several of breads, cookie, brownies.  We’d not turn down another trip to that place. 

We got back to God’s Waiting Room rather tired.  I didn’t really want to take Helena out for some fresh air, but I couldn’t turn her down.  While I was gone, Virginia took a nap.  We slept well last night.  We’re doing o.k. We enjoy your phone visits and an occasional comment to a blog entry.  God is good and when we think about His goodness, waiting becomes more bearable.  We look forward to seeing Linda and friends this weekend.  Our love and blessings.