Our Christmas tree began in a pot in our backyard, about eight years ago. A sequoia sapling, which Tom had planned to bonsai, decided instead to settle in for the long haul and put its roots down into the ground, where it happily grew into a good-sized tree. It was between the deck, a large pine tree, and the neighbor's fence, no place for a tree that could eventually grow to 300 feet! (You might remember the tree from an
earlier post.)
So Tom cut off the top and turned it into a Christmas tree!
I'd been thinking about having a theme tree, inspired by The Isaiah Tree and an article I recently wrote for an online publication called
Ruby for Women (see pages 22-24). When our youth pastor, Brian Hoyer, spoke a couple of weeks ago about the Christmas tree and the significance of light as a symbol of Christmas, I decided to make this year's tree a Tree of Light, representing Jesus, the light of the world, and His light reflected from the lives of His followers.
And now I wish you a bright and joyful Christmas season!
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Here's the tree at 10 feet tall in July, 2010 |
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The tree was now 15 feet tall! |
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Cutting the top off |
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Ready to catch the tree |
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Finding its good side |
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Placing the star |
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Mom, Peach and her daughters helped make
the mirror ornaments for the tree |
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Before the decorations |
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With lights, balls and mirrors |
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The Tree of Light |
3 comments:
Your tree is really beautiful!
Thank you, Cami!
Such an awesome tree! :)
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