The prettiest season is here
again . . . SPRING!!!! I love the colors
of the flowers, and blooming Dogwoods, Tulips, and Redbud trees. The most
beautiful sight is taking a drive to Luray, Va. It can be the dreariest of
days, and and rain is threatening to fall. But still there is beauty surround
As part of my job as a nurse, I had to drive
some students to Doctor appointments that was in a nearby town. I loved taking
the back route into Woodstock, VA. As we drove down the wet road to the appointment
I asked my student to look out and see how vivid the Red Buds were. Their pink
color was so vibrant against the gray skies. It made you see the awesomeness of
our Lord God. It almost brought tears to my eyes. Later, as we drove back from
the doctor’s office. My charge started to understand why I loved this view. She
was pointing out other types of blooms and comment on which looked the best. By
the time we arrived back the Academy I had the student laughing and enjoying
the ride home.
We lived in Front Royal for over
twenty years. My husband and I bought a small two story home. It was perfect
for the two of us. During the years of living in the house, there was a slight
bone of contention. I wanted to have a Pink Dogwood and/or a Red Bud tree. I shopped around looking for the best price
for a small tree. But I found that the prices were way out of our range. The
Shenandoah Valley is so full of these trees that you could stop along the side
of the road and one dig one up. But there is a hitch. Don’t get caught. The
Redbuds are protected just as our own state flower is, the Dogwood. People were
caught and prosecuted.
Twenty
years later, one afternoon I was cleaning up some debris from the front lawn. I
put the clippings into the trash bin and turned around. Low and behold there
was a huge Redbud tree growing in the side yard. I stopped what I was doing
went inside and got my husband. I said, “You
gotta see this! We ‘ve got a huge Redbud growing in our side yard. Robbie
replied, “You’ve got to be kidding!”
We walked outside and started to laugh and realized God has blessed us with the
most beautiful Redbud creation of our own in our side yard. 