It's amazing to think of how short we are on this Earth. That goes for all living things. A giant tree standing next to a quant little pond in our neighborhood was destroyed by the storm today which in turn blocked the back parking lot. The complex called in the landscaping company to chop up the tree and haul most of it away. Within 5 short hours this tree went from "Hi, I'm a happy tree...it sure is nice out here today" to "ouch, that hurt" to a pile of wood next to a mailbox.
What to take away from an experience like this....? Well to be honest, I hadn't really thought much of this tree. It was a nice tree I suppose. It's death will not be forgotten.
How can something so big and so magnificent just blend into the background? There is something odd about the lack of this large tree. It changes your surroundings, perhaps even the way you perceive your neighborhood.
Why do we fail to see the beauty in the place we live? Why do people ask me why I ever left Colorado? Yes, Colorado is gorgeous. However, there is something very charming and down to earth about the midwest. I love the fact that in just a few short minutes I can be outside of the Fort Wayne city limits in the middle of seemingly endless fields of corn, beans...wheat...(what else do you folks grow 'round here?)
God knows the hairs on your head...he surely know the leaves on the trees. If God has a plan for us, does he also have a plan for plants too?
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