Evergreen
In this season of holidays and decorations, I began to think of the evergreen trees that are immortalized in shops, lots and our homes each year. Evergreen refers to trees that keep their needles/leaves year round. They do not keep their needles forever, but drop some and almost instantaneously replace them. In a forest on a stark winter day, the evergreens stand out and are easy to spot.
As our children age, we see them growing and changing right before our eyes. We wake up one day and wonder what happened to that little one and where all the time went. We wonder just when did they go through those changes. But in the midst of all the changing our growing children experience, we hope for them to remain continously "green". To maintain the health and growth they have experienced thus far. We hope that even when they drop their guard sometimes, that it will be instantly noticed and replaced, much like an evergreen replacing its needles.
We look forward to our children growing tall and strong in their quest to reach for the sky. We pray they will continue to mature and provide a vibrant color to the world around them. As parents we want our kids to be an aroma that will be pleasing and stimulating to those around them who may be stuck in a dead, stark world. We wish our children to be the ones who stand out and are easy to spot, the ones who maintain their strength no matter what each season of life brings their way.
As our children age, we see them growing and changing right before our eyes. We wake up one day and wonder what happened to that little one and where all the time went. We wonder just when did they go through those changes. But in the midst of all the changing our growing children experience, we hope for them to remain continously "green". To maintain the health and growth they have experienced thus far. We hope that even when they drop their guard sometimes, that it will be instantly noticed and replaced, much like an evergreen replacing its needles.
We look forward to our children growing tall and strong in their quest to reach for the sky. We pray they will continue to mature and provide a vibrant color to the world around them. As parents we want our kids to be an aroma that will be pleasing and stimulating to those around them who may be stuck in a dead, stark world. We wish our children to be the ones who stand out and are easy to spot, the ones who maintain their strength no matter what each season of life brings their way.
