Pages

Monday, May 12, 2008

I saw the Red Bud tree in the park as I drove past to go to my favorite spot to bird watch. I looked at it and was amazed at its beauty .

I had drove past that tree many times over the years, never really looking at it thoroughly. But the other day I stopped to look at it.


A huge limb was broken off . And it had a crack that ran down the side of it.

At the base of the trunk it had a huge hollow spot with a hole in it. You could see through the hole to the other side.



Yet, the tree was blooming.

She was broken, cracked and even hollow. Yet she was alive and was blooming.

My heart leaped at that.

She was living...
She was blooming....


~ Nita~









Tonight's song, When I get Where I'm Goin
by Brad Paisley
1st video, 2nd clip
Sending you all love...
If you have time please listen...

13 comments:

Kissing of the Frogs said...

Nita,
What a beautiful tree...stop on over I'm having a giveaway. How is your dad?
Hugs,
Rose

Anonymous said...

Nit, all things are possible through him! We aren't expected to be perfect, that's our charm and his grace. I hope your dad is improving.

Love and Hugs,
Vickie

The Feathered Nest said...

Nita, what a wonderful song!!! You are such an inspiration to me sweet friend. This tree is still showing it's blossoms even though it's injured....it is so beautiful...just like you ~ xxoo, Dawn

Anonymous said...

Dearest Nita,
YOU are alive, YOU are blooming!
Ruthie

Mimi said...

Nita,
I think God opened your eyes to really see the tree, so He could let you know that even though you have a hole in your heart...you are alive...and you can still bloom!!!
Prayers and Hugs,
Mimi

Donna said...

Just swinging our feet while we sit on a branch of that big old tree...giggling...hughugs

Laurie in Ca. said...

Nita,

It is so good to visit this morning and find you here!!:) You and this tree have so much in common and I am so glad God caught your eye to stop and really look in the mirror:) SO MUCH BEAUTY and strength. This is a beautiful picture of life and thank you so much for sharing it. I continue to pray for your days to become less busy and more healing for you dear friend. I hope your Mother's Day was as sweet as you are.

Love and Hugs, Laurie in Ca.

PixieDust said...

Such a spiritual affirmation, yes?...

:-)

Love to you...

(((HUGS))),
Me

Anonymous said...

Broken and blooming, yes you are.
Happy Mother's Day.
amanda

Pam Mattick Art and Stuff said...

What a wonderful analogy Nita. I'm so glad you shared that and saw that.
I'm hosting an "I Live In My Own Little World But It's Ok They Know Me Here" photo challenge. Show us where you sit & write your blog and all the other special things around your space. Indoor and outdoor. I am giving one of my collages, via email, to each person who joins in so let me know in a comment on the Own Little World blog. Anyone is welcome to join.
Hope to see your Own Little World...
Pam

Simply Shelley said...

Hi Nita, a beautiful tree and what a lesson it is teaching ."Though God slay me,yet will I trust him".
Nita, you are so much like this tree and I believe the Lord showed it to you for this reason.... The redbud is one of my favorites.
The pictures are so wonderful.

Also, I love that song....When I get where I am going....

Thanks so much for sharing a beautiful post....
Pray you had a great Mother's Day.

Blessings,Shelley

kimberly said...

beautiful pictures....beautiful you.
hugs and prayers, nita,
kimberly

A bird in the hand said...

We have those trees too. I can see them from my balcony.

You got the message! I got it when I saw plants breaking through rock and cement and growing.

xoxo

About Me

My photo
I love beauty, whether it is in nature, literature or art. And I love music... My day feels incomplete if I haven't had a chance to listen to some good music.. I also love beautiful souls, and kind hearts.

Followers

Copyright@ 2007- 2013 by Nita Barrow- Zimmerman
all rights reserved. Please do not use my original art, photos, or reprint my writing without asking me for permission. Thank You...

Pick out one person a day to encourage.


Please pray for the protection of Israel.
And for the Jewish people who live there. May God give them the strength they need to defeat their enemies.
“To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.”
—G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936); writer, critic
"There will come
a time
when you believe
everything is finished.
That will be the beginning."
Louis L'Amour
(1908-1988)

"Wisdom is knowing what to do next;
virtue is doing it."
David Star
(1851-1931)
exert from
The Philosophy of Despair
It is never too late to be who you might have been.
George Eliot
Friendship is a sheltering tree.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
~Wishes are free~
So why not make one?
Psalm 138:7

Though I am surrounded by troubles, my God will preserve me against the anger of my enemies. He will clench His fist against my angry enemies! His Power will save me. The Lord will work out His plans for my life- for His faithful love endures forever.

Blog Archive

If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.
Bob Hope

How to Build a Fairy House

How to Build a Fairy House


Minature Quilt

Janet Bolton

Janet Bolton
Quilt and Textile Artist

Miniature Quilt

Miniature Quilt

Miniature Quilt

FEEDJIT Live Traffic Feed