It was the first summer we had bought our house ”“ 31 years ago now. Our yard seemed huge to this Bronx girl who had been raised with cement underneath her feet.

Our neighbor handed our kids, what seemed like a twig with a few leaves and even less roots, and informed me it was a maple sapling. It had sprung up in between his bushes. The kids were excited at the idea of planting it.

We picked the farthest corner in our yard and dug a hole, loosened the soil, and planted it. Our first time planting a tree together.

We never could have known then how it would have grown. It is now a beautiful tree ”“ standing tall and stately, having filled out nicely. It has since claimed the entire corner as its home. Its shape is perfect. In the summer, its leaves are green and glossy, and reflect the sun. In the fall, those same leaves are glorious in color, boasting of the wonders of God.

“He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; and this is smaller than all other seeds, but when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
(Matthew 13:31-32, NASB)

That little sapling has continued to draw my attention every morning, repeating its message with every day. I hope you will join me at Woman to Woman Ministries HERE to read the rest of this post.

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