Diamonds in the Trees

This was our street as I was leaving home to go to church.

Winter finally has arrived, initiating us into the season by dumping 6 inches of snow after coating the trees with ice. It's like a winter wonderland here.

But driving home from church, on a back road lined with twenty huge hundred year old maple trees, I was treated to a spectaular show of glittering diamonds in the trees. The sun was out, the skies were clear, only a few wispy clouds on the horizon and the vista was sparkling. As the light fell on the thousands of branches the effect was breathtaking. I was entering a tunnel encrusted with sparkling jewels; diamonds. And around the edges were willows whose long thin branches were ribbons of silver, just waiting to be woven into some fine tapestry.

This past year as been the most difficult of my life. But driving home yesterday was a wonderful reminder of God's beauty and love. His creativity and joy in His creation. And His constant abiding love and faithfulness to me.