If you have been around me much you know my dislike for pine trees. I don't know what it is about them but they are just not for me. I told Zach that we will never ever plant one in our yard intentionally. I just don't get it, they are not attractive for the most part, they don't produce this amazing colorful bloom and they don't provide any fruit. So why in the world would you plant one?
My Mom sent me an email several years ago that discussed the pine tree around Easter time. The little brown things that you see on every pine tree eventually, around Easter grows and forms a Cross. I don't know much but that is pretty cool. This is one of those random bits of info that comes in goes in my little mind.
While working four long days last week, I happened to glance out the window from the 5th floor. Low and behold I saw the crosses...forming before my little eyes. I was so excited that I actually remembered that! I looked down at my patient and looked at the crosses and looked back at my patient. Of course by this time he was kinda like "what is this crazy girl doing"! I explained to him and he raised up, very short of breath and said something along the lines of "well, i'll be. That's really something". He continued to smile but had more things to worry about such as breathing. I was almost kicking myself for pointing that out because he was so short of breath now. We had to do our controlled breathing and o2 sat check and all of that craziness just to see the crosses at the top of a pine tree. At that time his reaction really wasn't that important to me. I shared my random info with him and we both smiled. I went to the next room and shared the same fact with my next patient. Some were more into it than others. Some forgot and some shared with the visitors they had through out the day. I consider this a small blessing... A couple days later I had my same group of patients. That same "well i'll be" sweet man had a rough day and by the end of my shift the Lord called him home. With all the shock and sadness aside, I look back on that short conversation and smile. He was just as thankful for those simple pine tree crosses as I am today. He really appreciated my random fact and let me know that he knew all about God and there was no question in his mind who was in control. I might think of him every time I see one of those crosses!
Today, I was sitting around kinda bored. Next thing I knew I was grabbing my camera up and driving around Oxford trying to find a really good cross on top of the pine tree. About 4o miles later I found some decent ones. See, the problem is, the really good big crosses are at the very top of the big trees and they are kinda difficult to capture.
This is the bud that actually forms the cross. It is pretty neat looking.
I think I have found a reason to like a Pine Tree..
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