Hey Friends,

This past week we have enjoyed poolside with family and friends. One of the highlights for me was when my honey and I drove past the first home we owned as we began our married life together. We were shocked to see the tiny evergreen tree we loving planted outside our front door now towering above the second story windows. It was very cool. The house is yet to be air conditioned, the bright yellow walls I was so adamant to paint my still lovingly shine on the tiny walls that make up the house. I wondered what the backyard looked like. I was tempted to hop the fence and peer into the garden I bought from a mail order catalog. Life changed, our family was about to expand from two to three when we left our first home.

It got me to thinking driving down the road that marked the beginning of “our life together” how different things are today. Three children later we find our life in a different county, surrounded by holly trees and deer, with few evergreens to be seen.

The gigantic tree that stood proud and sprawling over the tiny front lawn stoically swayed in the wind. It was a wonderful reminder of God’s love for me. The girl who moved into that house years ago had hopes and dreams for the future. My biography of transformation is written with a different story line, one I would have never dreamed up for myself and yet the Author of my story continues to show me that my life circumstances will constantly change, people will continue to enter and exit my life but His love will remain the same. 

Our tree inspired me to continue to embrace change. To allow the branches of my life to grow and extend and on the days where the changes and challenges seem to be too much to bear I can picture my tree and know the source of all growth is holding me steady. 

Psalm 52:8 (The Message)

Journey On

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