In the Fall of 2008 Tom set out to plant around 1000 daffodils. Now, if your reaction was anything like mine, you probably thought to yourself, "1000?!?!? That's a lot of planting!" But for Tom, his flowers are his hobby and day after day he would spend his time tending to his flowers that make up his very own park.
On this particular day while he planted the 1000 bulbs, his thoughts were with his wife.
That following February Tom was diagnosed with cancer. Very ill, and not knowing how long he had left on this Earth he told his wife in case their time together was cut short, her name would bloom on their hillside come Spring.
And just as he had said, the flowers bloomed. Spelling out his loves' name, Marcia.
Tom is still at home enjoying his park and his time with Marcia. But, when the time comes for our Lord to call him home to rest, Marcia will forever know his love for her when Spring comes back around. And Tom will still be there. He will be there in the blooms, and in the passing breeze through the flowers. He will be by her side when she steps out to see them for the first time each Spring. She will forever know that when those flowers spell out her name, Tom is there with her saying, "I love you."
These flowers can be seen off of Radcliff Road in Henry County. A true landmark of love.
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