Oak Tree in an Acorn: Tomato Pickin' Gals

Friday, October 3, 2008

Tomato Pickin' Gals

The girls are starting to bond...over picking tomatoes. Everyday after we go get Olivia from school, the girls want to head straight to the garden to see if there are any ripe tomatoes to pick. Sadly, our garden has been overtaken by weeds, but we just can't bear to mow it down because of all the tomatoes ripening each day and the fun the girls have picking the tomatoes. We only planted miniature varieties this year like baby romas, yellow pears, and cherry tomatoes, and also there are volunteers from last year. I thought this picture was funny because the girls eat them the same exact way; they stash them in their cheeks before heading back into the house to cool off.

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Why the title, "Oak Tree in an Acorn"?

Well, really it's all about perspective when raising the girls. It helps me to think about the grand scheme of parenting and remember that what we do now affects how our little acorns will grow. Like an oak tree, we want them to be strong in their words and deeds, be able to withstand life's storms, set and reach their goals, and be people that others can lean on and trust.

We have an oak tree planted in our yard that came from an acorn my dad planted in a pot. This acorn came from a huge oak tree that was planted in the backyard of my dad's childhood home. My dad's father also planted this tree from an acorn he found on his hunting lease in the early 1960's. Our tree is thus a family heirloom, a "family tree".

It was the year of Olivia's birth when we planted our little sapling. It looked so very sad that winter with no leaves; it was, basically, like a stick rooted in the ground. Five years later, though, it stands 9 feet tall, and we continue to nurture it and watch it grow. We hope one year it will produce acorns of its own, and we can continue to pass on this family heirloom. We hope to remember it's example of how each acorn has the potential to be an oak tree, and how our acorns, Olivia and Genevieve, will one day, with help from God, become mighty oak trees themselves.