“Where are we going?” Allie giggled.

“Just on a walk.”

“Max, it’s freezing!”

“Pfft. Throw on a jacket. Just because it’s below sixty degrees does not qualify as freezing Miss Texas.”

She rolled her eyes. “Whatever Mister South Dakota. Normal people don’t consider forty five degrees as warm either.”

Max threw the car in park.

“You’re lucky I brought a vest.”

“I’ll be sure to thank my lucky stars, n...

Red to remind us of the blood.

Thorns to remind us of the cuts.

Sweet aroma to remind us what was left.

Beauty to remind us of the love.

His blood bought our salvation.

His cuts healed our souls.

His aroma gives us comfort.

His beauty fills us with awe.

A rose has thorns to remind us

That it was only by His stripes and cuts

We were made righteous and beautiful....