WE ALL NEED A TREE XXX

[Carol Anne Kincaid~Paradis]

CRYSTALS IN THE SAND..HAVE AWESOME DAY! HAPPY TRAILS

I hired a plumber to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough first day on the job a flat tyre made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit and his ancient one ton truck refused to start.

When I drove him home he sat in stony silence. He invited me in to meet his family and as we walked towards the front door he paused briefly at a small tree, he touched the tips of the branches with both hands.

He opened the door and underwent an amazing transformation. His face was covered in smiles, he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.

Afterwards he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my curiosity got the better of me, I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier.

'That's my trouble tree,' he replied 'I know I can't help having troubles on the job but one thing's for certain...those troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and I children. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home and ask God to take care of them. Then in the morning I pick them up again.' 'Funny thing is when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before.

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance.

We all need a Tree xxx