Mark your calendars…Greenleaf Cemetery will hold its Second Annual Mother’s Day Butterfly Release from 1:30 to 2:00 on Sunday, May 13, 2018. The event will be free to all, but donations are welcome, and needed.
Last Mother’s Day, Greenleaf Cemetery hosted its First Annual Mother’s Day Butterfly Release. It was quite a success. Most of the children at the event helped with the release, and there were lots of smiling faces all around. Flowering plants grow around the office and the grounds, and it’s a pleasure to see the butterflies flitting around.
Steves’ Market and Deli are furnishing the beautiful painted lady butterflies.
Event sponsors are Brownwood Funeral Home, Davis-Morris Funeral Home, and Heartland Funeral Home. Since it will probably be a warm day, bottled water will be furnished by PF&E Oil, Reed Memorial, and Sterling Monument. As always, Keep Brownwood Beautiful is partnering with Greenleaf.
Butterflies are a fairly common symbol to see in cemeteries. The butterfly represents the soul, leaving the body behind, just as the butterfly leaves the chrysalis behind. As with many symbols, it can mean different things to different people. When you see a butterfly depicted on the grave of a child, it generally symbolizes their short life. For some, the message might be that life is short, but life is beautiful.
On Mother’s Day, make a plan to share the beauty of the day with your mother, your children, or with whoever happens by. The butterfly release will be in front of the office, as you enter the front gate. Remember…May 13 at 1:30! -Freda
