It’s a very special place. A refuge of love and sharing. A place to read inspiring stories of the things people do to show and share their love with their loves.
This site is dedicated to lovers, falling in love, being in love and (especially) staying in love. I’m Paul Flood and I created it to show my love for my wife, Brenda. During a particularly challenging moment in my life, Brenda put a Rose on my Windshield that lifted my spirits, strengthened our love and changed my life.
How a rose on my windshield changed my life
For you to understand the power of Roses on the Windshield, you’ll want to hear my story. It started in August of 2008. I was in a bit of a slump and feeling incredibly down. To tell you the truth, they weren’t my brightest days but love not only got me through them but changed my life forever.
The story behind Roses on the Windshield:
I awoke this morning after a rather fitful sleep, stressed and worried about a lot of things that are happening in my life. As I do every morning, I turned over to snuggle with Brenda (after 28 years, still the best way to start my day).
She sensed my pain and asked me what was bothering me. I shared my thoughts and feelings and cried on her shoulder. She said “Check your email.”
Check my email? Hmmm.
I went into my office, got my laptop and brought it with me to the bedroom. With my love at my side, I opened Outlook and clicked on the note with the subject “Read this first.”
What was in the email from Brenda?
Well, before I share it with you so that you understand the power of Brenda’s message, I need to give a bit of a background.
Like many in love, Brenda and I like to surprise each other with little things that say “I love you.” One of my favorites is giving her flowers. It’s my way of saying “You bring color and beauty into my life every day. The flowers are a way for me to bring color and beauty into yours. When you see them, smile and know how much I love you.”
Every once in a while, I will buy a single pink rose (Brenda’s favorite) and drive over to where she works and place it on the windshield of her car. When she gets off after a long day at work and walks to her car, I know she will smile, and maybe even cry.
Brenda tells me her co-workers ask her, “Did Paul do something? Did you have a fight?” She says, “No, Roses on my Windshield is one of the things he does to show his love for me.”
- Roses on the Windshield -
What are yours?
Every day, we live. Every day, we love or long for love.
Every day, millions of people in love wonder if their husband, wife, girlfriend or boyfriend really loves them.
Love… How can we express a feeling that is beyond words? With little things. With words. With looks. With hugs and pats. With notes. With Roses on the Windshield.
What are your Roses on the Windshield? How are you telling your love that they are your love? What are the little things that you do to surprise them? Of all of God’s gifts, the greatest is love. It is one of the few things in life that not only makes our lives better, but makes the world a better place.
Roses on the Windshield are not just for lovers. They are there to share with our children, our parents, our brothers, sisters, neighbors, co-workers and pets. They may be flowers. They may be words, smiles, notes or an attitude. The key for us is to realize that the Roses are always staring us directly in the eyes, to realize that somewhere… no, everywhere, somebody craves Roses on their Windshield.
What did Brenda write that made me cry that Monday morning?
You’ll have to click here to Read the rest of my story of love and
Roses on the Windshield
The Power of Roses in Words and Actions – love can Make a Difference
Since that day, many have not only shared with me beautiful stories of their Roses, but have also said Roses on the Windshield struck a very deep chord with them. They told me it’s something very special, an inspirational message of love that people from around the world are hungry to hear and share.
I realized how powerful the message of Roses on the Windshield was becoming. People were saying they wanted what we have.
Others were saying, “We do those things too!”
I started thinking differently about Roses on the Windshield. People were asking for more because they said our story moved and inspired them. Others wanted to share their Roses. I got excited about ways to gather and share Roses from around the world. I started dreaming about it. I started talking about it. I felt I was on a mission and could not stop thinking about it.
That’s when Roses on the Windshield grew a bit bigger.
We decided to ask others to share their stories of love with us and with the world. To share them on this site. To have a site that people can visit to read about the power of love.
Lovers, authors, photographers – This is my call to you to share your Roses in words and pictures. Share your secrets of staying in love with your Roses on the Windshield stories. Show us the beauty of Roses and love in your photographs. Help proclaim to the world the beauty of love and Roses on the Windshield.
Your stories may be happy, sad, funny, long, short or just a thought off the top of your head. It’s your story, it’s your rose. The important thing to us is simply that you either share yours or simply enjoy reading, seeing and hearing from others.
Help us touch lives and spread the message of love…
One Rose at a time.
With love and Roses on your Windshield,
Paul & Brenda flood
One more little note: Throughout this site, I write of Roses and always capitalize the word. A Rose is a story of love, of sharing love and staying in love. Just so you know!
It’s surrounded by warm gooey feelings and the sudden urge to dance.It does come when you least expect it and don’t find it cause it will find you instead. Thank you.
That’s a great way of putting it! It is like a surprise gift but once it happens,
it’s so natural and seems like it was a rose that was there forever just waiting
for 2 people to let the sun shine on it and let it bloom.
Honestly, we are in the adjustment period being couple.After reading your post, it moved me.There are so many ways to express our emotion and I understand deeply how a simple gesture of love can give confidence to your partner. Thanks to your wonderful thoughts. Best wishes to you and will surely share this to
Thank you for your comments. The adjustment period is a time to really understand each other and grow your relationship. Way too often, it’s when many people start to notice what they see as the flaws in the other person. We can see them as flaws or we can see them as part of what made that person into someone we were attracted to in the beginning.
The next thought is often, “How can I change them?”
We can’t really change them. We can only accept what they are and choose to appreciate them and strengthen the relationship or continue to look elsewhere for happiness.
Fortunately, Brenda and I chose to accept one another and, 34 years later, are still in love.
Best wishes for a stronger love and wishing you Roses on your Windshields.
Paul
Love is the most blessed thing on god’s green earth next to the birth of children.It’s surrounded by warm gooey feelings and the sudden urge to dance.It does come when you least expect it and dont find it cause it will find you instead.My experiences with it have been rather crazy but honest.
Honestly, we are in the adjustment period being couple.After reading your post, it moved me.There are so many ways to express our emotion and I understand deeply how a simple gesture of love can give confidence to your partner
yes. I certainly have spent a lot of time .so i Things like miniature roses. With love and Roses on Your Windshield.yes. I certainly have spent a lot of time .miniature roses. With love and Roses and GIRL FRIEND
I surprise each other with different things to raise a smile saying I love you without meaningful actions, leaves the expression meaningless.
There is often so much pain hidden in families at all levels, parents-children-siblings. So many unresolved issues that often can be healed (or at least allow the healing to begin) by just starting the conversation.
These are some truly beautiful stories of love.
There are so many ways to express our emotion and I understand deeply how a simple gesture of love can give confidence to your partner. , I think this is really like a nice love the colors of the great commission.
An act of kindness can really change one’s life. We should always tell our loved ones how much we love them.
I surprise each other with different things to raise a smile saying I love you without meaningful actions, leaves the expression meaningless.
Indeed your story is an inspiration to us. I just got married last 6 months. Honestly, we are in the adjustment period being couple.After reading your post, it moved me.There are so many ways to express our emotion and I understand deeply how a simple gesture of love can give confidence to your partner. Thanks to your wonderful thoughts. Best wishes to you and will surely share this too.
Saying I love you to someone is a confession of your feelings for them, it is not a confession of how much you like the way they love you, if it were, you would then say it that way. In addition to that, saying I love you without meaningful actions, leaves the expression meaningless. Love is shown by actions, saying it is just one action, doing it is true representation, love is repetitious, say it and show it repeatedly.
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That is so beautiful and romantic, I can quite understand how a gesture like that would lift the spirits.
This really a wonderful post. Roses are really sweet flowers, a perfect stuff to offer when you want reconciliation. And also the most sweetest thing can be received from the person you loved most.
I really impressed about your blog. extremely interesting information, I’m so glad you shared your love with us., I think this is really like a nice love the colors of the great commission. Rose is considered a type of flower symbolizes an essential extension of love, the most beautiful of the two lovers. Thank you for sharing this with readers. Congratulations on your success on this article.
I have watch this movie and i laughed a lot. this is so cute and it has its own story.i like how the logic of the story.
I simply wanted to say your website is one of the nicely laid out, most inspirational I have come across in quite a while. Thx!
Do any guys like to do little things for their special someone like leave them little notes in their jeans that say I love you or a rose in their windshield wipers or anything cute? This was so sweet!
I am engaged to be married and I take so much inspiration from your posts about the love you share in your marriage. You are truly blessed.
That is a beautiful post, thank you for sharing. You and Brenda are so lucky to have one another. I can’t wait to be in the kind of marriage where my husband and I surprise each other with different things to raise a smile. It shouldn’t be restricted to Valentines Day, birthdays and anniversaries.
You are right, roses are the most beautiful flowers and they tend to be more valuable if given by the person you love. In fact, these are my favorite flowers.
I just love to love. I totally adore my beloved Andy. My small rose story is that every morning we are together he rolls over and with his sleepy voice (shows we been together all night long) he rolls over and says, “Good morning love of my life.” Then I get more cuddles. No better way to start my day.
I have considered recording that morning message so I can listen to it when he works away.
All night long we tag teem and spoon each other crawling under each other’s skin cuddling.
Did I say I adore my beloved Andy? Oh yeah, I think I did
I love you also paul for your soul is beautiful as is that of Brenda.
Serenity
Dear Serenity,
I’m so glad you shared your love with us. I also remember your story of knowing you would find happiness and your belief and faith things would work out so well for you.
You are another living testament to the Law of Attraction and how our thoughts determine our future.
Love and Roses,
Paul
How beautiful. Today my rose is about my family. My parents, my dad age 91, my mom 84 are visiting my home for 5 weeks. My brother not usually on the best of terms with my dad (he is 58) came for a week. Last night before bed my dad prior to leaving the room rubbed my brother’s back when saying goodnight and told him how happy he was that he was here. It is a miracle.
Dear Marilyn,
Your Rose is one that many people throughout the world can benefit from reading. There is often so much pain hidden in families at all levels, parents-children-siblings. So many unresolved issues that often can be healed (or at least allow the healing to begin) by just starting the conversation.
Thank you for your Rose Marilyn.
Love,
Paul