Tree, Track & Silly Girls

Yesterday I was enjoying my morning coffee in my usual spot. A comfy, oversized chair where I can look out the window at the sky and tree tops.

I'm an Oregon girl. I like my trees. Alot. ( No, I'm not a tree hugger :)

The sound of a chainsaw cranking up broke through the morning quiet. I figured they were just cleaning up the bottom limbs of the fir tree across the street.

That happens to be the fir tree I see from my comfy chair every morning. For the last 8 years.

My heart rate quickened as that chainsaw kept working it's way up that grand ole tree. Yikes, they were cutting "my" tree down. I didn't remember them knocking on my door to ask my permission!

This is the after picture....minus the trunks. I will adapt to the new view. I will miss it most in the winter when the other trees are bare. The city is cleaning that property up so hopefully they will do some nice landscaping.

Ben had a track meet last Friday. He's running the 100, 4x1, doing the high jump and shot put.

Some things never change :) How glad that makes my heart. I have pictures of the kids in their toddler years doing this very thing after I made cookies. I love that they still do it at 16 & 18!

Even when things change in our daily lives ( cut down trees and bigger life changes : ) I'm so grateful that God NEVER changes. He is exactly who He says He is!


"The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever."
                                              ~Isaiah 40:8 (NIV)