Journaling for December 13, 2025
Pine trees in winter are so beautiful. Don't you just love how they retain their green needles when everything else goes dormant? The trees hardiness denotes strength and courage when wind gusts are strongest. Did you know that the Pine Tree is symbolic of long life, immortality, courage, and strength in adversity?
When it comes to winter, there is nothing more beautiful to me than fresh covered snow on top of Pine Trees. I think it's what I miss most in North Texas.
A True Christmas Tree Story
This is the story of my greatest achievement with Pine Trees. The first house I bought in Northern, IL had an acre of land. Every year I planted at least one tree, new plants, flowers, or a bush.
One day I bought something from the Hardware Store and was given three free pine trees. They were about 3 inches tall. After planting the trees, two of them got run over by the riding lawn mower. One tree survived. To protect my tree, I built a protective barrier around it. As the years went by, and Christmas was near, it got tall enough to be about my height. But that following summer, I noticed the crown on the top of the tree was cut off. I was devastated. The little boy next door came over to tell me he cut the top off and didn't know why. All I could do was cry. For a few Christmas holidays, I noticed the tree did not grow, but it kept its green needles. Then, one day on Christmas Eve, I saw my tree had two crowns! Then, the tree took off like a rocket with a double headed crown!
The tree grew so big, it was taller than my house! In fact, it was the biggest Christmas Tree in the whole subdivision. It was the only one with a double crown! When I moved, I did not miss my house, but I did weep to leave my tree behind. In time, I came to realize, I didn't just plant a Christmas tree, I planted seeds of faith and hope for my family's future which was essentially what we needed. Ironically, when it came time to sell and move to Texas, it was the Christmas Tree that the new buyers fell in love with and decided to buy.
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