Oak Tree in an Acorn: Granny Jean

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Granny Jean

Please keep my mom, (the girls' Granny Jean), in your prayers. She has been referred to Texas Oncology after her doctor found several cysts in her ovaries through MRI. Please pray with us that God watches over her, gives her peace, and that these cysts turn out to be benign. Thank you in advance for your prayers. Love, Apryl

Granny Jean, your smile is brighter than sunshine. We love you!!

2 comments:

Unknown said...: We have her in our prayers and our hugs and kisses are all around her. Thank you for putting this out so we can all SMILE at her beautiful smile. She always has one.; July 23, 2009 at 3:40 AM
Unknown said...: We have her in our prayers. Thank you for letting us share that wonderful smile she has. Our hugs and kisses surround her. sharon and bill; July 23, 2009 at 3:41 AM

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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.