Evergreen: More Than the Tree
Whether bent or broken in spirit, Christmas reminds us that God's love is "evergreen."
The Christmas tree farm was sectioned off by parcels of land, each a small orchard of evergreens and each row lined by trees in a different and distinct stage of growth. Up front, by the gate, tiny "Charlie Brown" trees standing as tall as a grade-school ruler poked up from dirt mounds like arrows that had fallen from the sky and pierced the earth. Around the bend, a patch of stumps jutted up in rows, evidence of the families that had walked these fields before us. Only a handful of ready-to-cut size trees were left scattered about them. Another large orchard of tiny pine twigs jutted up about hip high sparking the hope of Christmases yet to come. Walking along a dirt path from the parking lot to framer's barn, our little tree hunting …
