Thank You Someone

Many years ago when Cathy and I were going to the YMCA to attend the Mom and Tot swim program I started attending an exercise program during the mornings she was in kindergarten.
We often just used the gym but occasionally on nice days in the spring, we would leave the Y and jog up to the corner on 11th and Irving where the road makes you go either left or right leaving a big hill with steps going up the hill. The steps went on both sides of a flower bed at the bottom then joined up a piece and went on up the hill.
Right in the middle of that flower bed was a pink flowering tree that was absolutely beautiful each spring. I looked forward to seeing it every year.
BUT LO AND BEHOLD ! The first time I went into town after our December storm
IT WAS GONE ! I MEAN REALLY GONE. THE STORM HAS TOTALLY WIPED IT OUT !
It was like losing an old friend...one I enjoyed every time I saw it. It made me sad !

Then one day recently I drove into town and guess what !!! That's right, someone has
replaced my big beautiful tree with a little sapling with his tag from the nursery still on the
trunk of the tree.... What a fun thing to find. My big friend tree is gone but I now have a new one to watch grow up and celebrate spring with me.

Sometimes change is hard but there is always new things to encourage us and let us know God cares about the little things in life and often will replace the things we love with new things for us to enjoy.

So welcome little tree and a big thank you to whoever put him there for me.