I ABSOLUTELY LOVE TREES!!!
Did you know that?
Trees truly fascinate me!!
To think that something so large and with such variety can start by something so small....boggles my mind. You may say the same thing about people. Yes, that's true also. But with trees they do everything all on their own. When water comes, they absorb it. When the sunlight is there, they embrace it. They don't need to be taught how to care for themselves.
Think about the massive trees like redwoods in the Northwest are of America......think how massive those are. I really hope to see them some day. According to this website, the trees can be:
250-300 feet tall
30 feet in diameter
94 feet in circumference
That is huge!!!
Would you want to be near anything like that? Would you trust it? What if it fell down?
But likely countless tourists and locals visit the parks and stand in awe of the trees on a regular basis. They don't fear the danger. They believe (without truly thinking through it) that the massive trees have a strong root system. The root system is not even seen but so many people but faith in it because it is what supports the massive structures. The roots absorb the water and nutrients from the soil and help the tree to grow to what it becomes.
I'm no tree expert by any means...but the kind that loose all their leaves every winter and then start to bloom and come back....
Let's talk about those now.
I often think of them during the valleys of life. They look awful yet intriguing and sad yet hopeful. Is that not how we feel when we face obstacles and struggles. Yet we have our faith to fall back on each time. Just like the trees have the roots to fall back on to absorb water when the rains come in the spring.
Just like with the roots....you can't always see faith but it is there.
Just like trees......life is full of bare seasons and fruitful seasons.
Just like the branches......we need to reach out to where we can get better sunlight..(SON-light). [see what I did there?]
May your faith be the support you need just like the roots of a tree.
May your branches reach out to get the SON-light you need.
May you look forward to spring if you are in the depths of winter now.
May you enjoy the bliss of summer fully so you can remember it during winter.
May you find beauty during autumn and cling to it if winter is approaching.
Did you know that?
Trees truly fascinate me!!
To think that something so large and with such variety can start by something so small....boggles my mind. You may say the same thing about people. Yes, that's true also. But with trees they do everything all on their own. When water comes, they absorb it. When the sunlight is there, they embrace it. They don't need to be taught how to care for themselves.
Think about the massive trees like redwoods in the Northwest are of America......think how massive those are. I really hope to see them some day. According to this website, the trees can be:
250-300 feet tall
30 feet in diameter
94 feet in circumference
That is huge!!!
Would you want to be near anything like that? Would you trust it? What if it fell down?
But likely countless tourists and locals visit the parks and stand in awe of the trees on a regular basis. They don't fear the danger. They believe (without truly thinking through it) that the massive trees have a strong root system. The root system is not even seen but so many people but faith in it because it is what supports the massive structures. The roots absorb the water and nutrients from the soil and help the tree to grow to what it becomes.
I'm no tree expert by any means...but the kind that loose all their leaves every winter and then start to bloom and come back....
Let's talk about those now.
I often think of them during the valleys of life. They look awful yet intriguing and sad yet hopeful. Is that not how we feel when we face obstacles and struggles. Yet we have our faith to fall back on each time. Just like the trees have the roots to fall back on to absorb water when the rains come in the spring.
Just like with the roots....you can't always see faith but it is there.
Just like trees......life is full of bare seasons and fruitful seasons.
Just like the branches......we need to reach out to where we can get better sunlight..(SON-light). [see what I did there?]
May your faith be the support you need just like the roots of a tree.
May your branches reach out to get the SON-light you need.
May you look forward to spring if you are in the depths of winter now.
May you enjoy the bliss of summer fully so you can remember it during winter.
May you find beauty during autumn and cling to it if winter is approaching.
And now....for a few of my favorite trees.....
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| Walk by it every time I go to the supermarket here in Kampala, Uganda. It is the only one in an open field that is used both for sports and for driving lessons.....and probably other things. |
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| One of my favorite trees!! Located at my Grandparent's house in Wyoming, Iowa, USA. |
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| The same tree in winter...a few years later. (and from a slightly different angle) |
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| At a friend's house near Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
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| A MASSIVE tree on my family's farm in Iowa, USA Also happens to be my Grandpa's favorite tree. |
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| A really unique tree in Puerto Rico |
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| Near Gisenyi, Rwanda |
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| Clarksville, Tennessee, USA (this was taken the day that I knew God was telling me to go to Africa) |
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| Near Morogoro, Tanzania It's so strait! |
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| And trees are super amazing when there are monkeys in them. Kibale Forest, Uganda Two Black and White Colobus Monkeys |
And as a bonus....it's pretty neat to see a monkey...monkey-ing around in the trees!!
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