I figured after filling in the about me section I should make my first official post one that explains the title.
The idea behind Waiting on the Roses comes from many different places. The first to pop into my mind are the gestures of which people receive roses. Take TV shows for instance. In the Bachelor and the Bachelorette, contestants are given a rose if they are chosen to advance to the next stage of the show. Or when a beauty queen wins her crown, she usually receives flowers of some sort, mainly roses. In other areas of life we receive roses like on special occasions. Valentine's day, Mother's Day, birthdays, job promotions, anniversaries, when new life is brought into the world and when old life leaves this world. In one of my favorite Disney movies, Beauty and the Beast the rose is used to symbolize time. It's also the name of one princess in another classic movie. And in the Bible, the name of Jesus is the Rose of Sharon meaning beauty. Roses are not only symbolic of love they in my opinion, represent the struggle and beauty of this life. A rose is usually a gorgeous color of red, yellow, white or pink. But they also have thorns, and it sometimes hurts to hold on to them. But it's beauty is worth obtaining. So why did I decide to call my blog Waiting on the roses? I mean this is a blog about life and fertility issues, right? Right! To me I am still waiting on my roses, my beautiful bouquet of Gods promises to me. My beautiful children. I know one day he will bless me with such beauty, but until then I sometimes feel like I only have a bouquet of thorns. That the pain I go through in this life has yet to produce a beautiful bloom. So the title means many many things to me. But it also means hope, there is hope in this waiting process I am in, I just have to keep waiting on my roses.
