A family’s like a tree


If given time to grow...

It puts it’s roots into the earth


And thrives on rain and snow.

It loses branches now and then


Its’ leaves, they come and go

But nothing is ever lost because


The tree will always grow.

A tree is always flexible


When winds cause it to bend,

But it never moves from its’ foundation...


It is stronger than the wind.

A tree is always giving


Of itself to those around

The nests are built, the children climb


And play on sheltered ground.

The shelter it provides


Is there for us to use;

It does not force itself on us,


It is something one can choose.

Throughout the changing seasons


And the coming of the years,

It holds our thoughts and dreams and joys


Our sorrows and our fears.

We see the tree in winter


A silhouette against the sky

So many different branches


We often wonder why...

It can hold itself together


Without being torn apart

It is because the roots are strong


And centered at the Heart.